Publications by authors named "Karen Lumsden"

Poisonous substances.

Emerg Nurse

December 2012

Management plans for children with ingestion problems who present to emergency departments often include toxicology screening tests to detect the presence of poisonous substances.

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Trauma preparation.

Emerg Nurse

May 2012

Emergency care practitioners often use a standard approach to advanced trauma life support involving oxygenation, ventilation and circulation. After successful resuscitation however, the challenge of care during the recovery phase is carried out by critical care nurses (CCNs).

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Ethics of triage.

Emerg Nurse

December 2011

As this article makes clear, triage can have adverse consequences for patients receiving emergency care, who can therefore challenge the ethical basis of such practice.

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Heart attacks early in the day are more severe than those that occur later, study results have shown.

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