Using National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 to help manage medical emergencies in the dental practice

Medical priority dispatch codes—comparison with National Early Warning Score

BACKGROUND In Finland, calls for emergency medical services are prioritized by educated non-medical personnel into four categories-from A (highest risk) to D (lowest risk)-following a criteria-based national dispatch protocol. Discrepancies in triage may result in risk overestimation, leading to inappropriate use of emergency medical services units and to risk underestimation that can negativel...

Exploring the performance of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) in a European emergency department.

BACKGROUND Several triage systems have been developed for use in the emergency department (ED), however they are not designed to detect deterioration in patients. Deteriorating patients may be at risk of going undetected during their ED stay and are therefore vulnerable to develop serious adverse events (SAEs). The national early warning score (NEWS) has a good ability to discriminate ward pati...

Emergencies in Medical Practice

Emergencies in Medical Practice

THF sixth edition of this excellent book retains the style and character of previous editions. The comprehensive information which it contains is clearly and concisely presented and covers the whole range of medical emergencies. The text has been carefully revised and brought up to date and new chapters on emergencies resulting from nuclear and allied radiations and emergencies in ear, nose, an...

Emergencies in Medical Practice