Hand injury in the accident and emergency service.

The accident and emergency service in Portsmouth--present and future.

The problem From the beginning of the National Health Service the organization for the reception, treatment and after-care of accidents and emergencies in all specialties has been limited. This fact did not arise from defects in training or lack of interest by the medical or nursing professions. Indeed a large number of surgeons who took up orthopaedics after the war had received a great part o...

Applied hand anatomy: its importance in accident & emergency.

Hand injuries account for 10-20% of an Accident & Emergency department's workload. Early recognition of serious injury is vital to ensure appropriate management. This is only possible with a good working knowledge of hand anatomy. Forty consecutive A&E senior house officers (SHOs) were assessed on their knowledge of basic hand anatomy. The results are discussed as are the implications for under...

Hand-washing patterns and infection control in the accident and emergency department.

Integrated Road Traffic Accident Systems (irtas) for Emergency Service Providers

This study presents the integrated road traffic accident system (IRTAS) in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. This study utilizes the available traffic accident data from emergency service providers to obtain the efficiency of their cooperations. The current emergency response system (ERS) in Malaysia is provided by the following entities: (1) police; (2) hospital; (3) fire and rescue; and (4) civil defens...

Violence in the Accident and Emergency Department.

Crimes of violence are recorded increasingly frequently, including those involving health professionals. We reviewed records of violent incidents kept for a major Accident and Emergency Department over a ten-year period. Details were recorded in a Violent Incident Book by all grades of A/E staff, and separate records were kept by hospital security officers. A total of 407 incidents were recorde...