ChIP: An early activation protocol for isolated blunt chest injury improves outcomes, a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Blunt chest injuries not treated in a timely manner with sufficient analgesia, physiotherapy and respiratory support are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of a blunt chest injury early activation protocol (ChIP) on patient and hospital outcomes.

Methods: In this pre-post cohort study, the outcomes of patients with blunt chest injury who received ChIP were compared against those who did not.

Laryngoscope illumination grade does not influence time to successful manikin intubation.

Objectives: Endotracheal intubation is an important, time-critical, life-saving emergency medicine procedure. Laryngoscope characteristics might influence time to successful intubation. The objective of the present study was to determine whether laryngoscope light of variable intensity would influence the length of time required to achieve successful endotracheal intubation.

Randomized, single blinded control trial comparing haemolysis rate between two cannula aspiration techniques.

Objective: Blood aspiration through i.v. cannulae is a common ED sampling method.