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Results of a survey on the preanalytical process in the emergency department have been published in the  Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine journal. This survey  was supported by the European Society for Emergency Nursing (EUSEN), European Society for Emergency Medicine (EuSEM), and the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory…

The EM-Day taskforce has written a policy statement about minimal standards for safe working conditions in Emergency Medicine. It is published in the European Journal for Emergency Medicine. Share it as much as you can so it will be noticed by our policy makers. https://journals.lww.com/euro-emergencymed/Fulltext/9900/Policy_statement_on_minimal_standards_for_safe.35.aspx 

Berlin, Germany: Patients waiting in an emergency department for urgent surgery are less anxious, more relaxed and experience less pain if they are given a special music pillow to rest on, according to research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress today (Wednesday) [1]. Ms Lisa Antonsen, a nurse in…

Berlin, Germany: The use of digital technology in residential care homes can reduce the number of emergency department attendances by 10% each month, according to new research presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress today (Wednesday) [1]. Preliminary evidence from a study that modelled the effect of implementing the UK’s…

Berlin, Germany: Pulse oximetry is an unreliable method for spotting people suffering with carbon monoxide poisoning and it should not be used for this purpose, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis presented today (Tuesday) at the European Emergency Medicine Congress [1]. Carbon monoxide is one of the most common…

Berlin, Germany: In a survey of emergency department staff from across Europe, only around half said their hospital has a policy in place to help staff identify children who are being neglected or abused. The research, presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress [1], also shows that hospitals with such…