Publications by authors named "S L Croft"
Article Synopsis
- Emergency doctors experience high levels of uncertainty due to limited patient information and time constraints, prompting a study on how 'uncertainty tolerance' (UT) affects their work.
- A questionnaire was distributed among emergency doctors to develop a UT measure and analyze its impact on doctors' experience, patient outcomes, and resource utilization during encounters with specific medical issues.
- Findings showed that higher UT is associated with better psychological well-being among doctors, such as increased resilience and lower burnout, but it did not significantly influence patient outcomes or resource usage.
Background: Guidelines for sepsis recommend treating those at highest risk within 1 hour. The emergency care system can only achieve this if sepsis is recognised and prioritised. Ambulance services can use prehospital early warning scores alongside paramedic diagnostic impression to prioritise patients for treatment or early assessment in the emergency department.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report on a new ground-level neutron monitor design for studying cosmic rays and fluxes of solar energetic particles at the Earth's surface. The first-of-its-kind instrument, named the NM-2023 after the year it was standardised and following convention, will be installed at a United Kingdom Meteorological Office observatory (expected completion mid 2024) and will reintroduce such monitoring in the UK for the first time since ca. 1984.
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