Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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This paper explores the idea that courtesy and respect between health professionals at each stage of the admission process of a patient to hospital would make life much easier and more pleasant for all staff.
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Review Meta Analysis
Systematic review and meta-analysis of routine total body CT compared with selective CT in trauma patients.
Full-body CT scanning is increasingly being used in the initial evaluation of severely injured patients. We sought to analyse the literature to determine the benefits of full-body scanning in terms of mortality and length of time spent in the emergency department (ED). ⋯ We eagerly await the results of randomised controlled trials. Firm clinical outcome data are expected to emerge in the near future, though data on cost and radiation exposure will be needed before definitive conclusions can be made.