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Abstracts for Roderick Little Prize Session: 16.45-18.15
Thursday 17th September, Great Hall

16:45-17:00
Comparing the Initial Cardiovascular Response in Injured Children with and without Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Principal Author: Eleana Loizou, the Trauma, Audit & Research Network, Manchester

17:00-17:15
New Roles in the Resuscitation Room: Evaluation with a Delphi Consensus Study.
Principal Author: Katja Empson, Heartlands Hospital ED

17:15-17:30
A Multimarker Strategy to Exclude Acute Myocardial Infarction: Can some Patients be Immediately Reassured?
Author: Rick Body, Hope Hospital.

17:30-17:45
Self Reported Physical and Mental Functioning up to 15 Years after Traumatic injury: A Comparison with Population Norms.
Principal Author: Helen Katsarelis, ScHARR

17:45-18:00
Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Ankle and Foot Fractures Presenting to the Emergency Department.
Principal Author: Marieta D. Canagasabey, Manchester Royal Infirmary

18:00-18:15
Normalisation of Tissue Oxygen Saturation in ED Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock is Related to Mortality.
Author: Chris Vorwerk, Leicester Royal Infirmary



Abstracts for 4 Top Scoring CEM Abstracts
Wednesday 16th September 11.45-12.45, Great Hall

11:45-12:00
Providing Emergency Healthcare for Older People in the Community: The Impact on Carers
Principal Author: Suzanne Mason, University of Sheffield

12:00-12:15
Are Pathologists Tarnishing TARN? TARN Performance & the Precision of Post Mortem Reports
Principal Author: Miss Delyth Badder, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor

12:15-12:30
Massive Blood Transfusion in United Kingdom Trauma
Principal Author: G. Fuller, The Royal Oldham Hospital

12:30-12:45
The Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Different Emergency Department Healthcare Professionals in the Management of Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Injuries.
Principal Author: Carey McClellan, Bristol Royal Infirmary



Abstracts for APEM Session:
Wednesday 16th September 14.15-15.45, Read Lecture Theatre

14:15-14:30
The “Toddlers” Fracture: The Importance of a Complete Clinical Assessment
Principal Author: A Roche, Alderhey Hospital

14:30-14:45
Ultrasound Use in Children Presenting With Atraumatic Abdominal Pain
Principal Author: Julie Thomson, Royal Hospital for Sick Children

14:45-15:00
Optimising Vital signs Recording in a Paediatric Emergency Department: Does IT play a role?
Principal Author: Farooq Pasha, Leeds General Infirmary

15:00-15:15
Not so FAST? Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma in Paediatrics.
Principal Author: Mamta Vaidya, Barts & the London Children’s Hospital

15:15-15:30
Novel Working Practices in the Sequential Opening of a Short Stay Paediatric Unit
Author: Colin Bernstein, Salford Royal Foundation

15:30-15:45
Paediatric Burns and Scalds in the ED: Are we asking the Right Questions?
Principal Author: Michael Quirke, Mater Dublin Hospital



Abstracts for “Considerations in the Management of Trauma;
Free Paper Session 1” Wednesday 16th September 14:30-15:15, Great Hall

14:30-14:45
Role of Interventional Radiology in Multi-Trauma Patients - A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Principal Author: Dr Kota Kojima, University Hospital Coventry

14:45-15:00
'Whole Body' Computed Tomography Scanning Following Blunt Multitrauma: A Delphi study
Principal Author: Dr Paul Hunt, James Cook University Hospital

15:00-15:15
Proving the Concept of Serious Gaming Technology in Major Incident Triage Training: A Pragmatic Controlled Trial
Principal Author: Simon Carley, Manchester Royal Infirmary



Abstracts for “Considerations in the Management of Trauma;
Free Paper Session 2” Wednesday 16th September 15:45-16:30, Pippard Lecture Theatre

15:45-16:00
The Neutral, Injured Ankle: Is the Achilles Tendon Intact?
Principal Author: P D Kiely, Santry Demesne Sports Surgery Clinic

16:00-16:15
Audit of Tetanus Immunisation in the 17-21 Year Old: Are they Covered?
Principal Author: Peter Cull, Royal Derby Hospital

16:15-16:30
Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block (FICB) in the Emergency Department (ED)
Principal Author: Adam Chesters, West Suffolk Hospital



Abstracts for “Venous Thromboembolism; Free Paper Session.”
Thursday 17th September 10.30-11.15, Pippard Lecture Theatre

10:30-10:45
Ischaemia Modified Albumin: A New Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Venous Thromboembolism?
Principal Author: Edward Hinchliffe, Salford Royal Hospital

10:45-11:00
Thread Space Study: Diagnosing Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Using Respiratory Dead Space and D-Dimer.
Principal Author: Danny Sfeir, Salford Royal Hospital

11:00-11:15
Gel Point and Fractal Microstructure of Incipient Blood Clots are Significant New Markers of Haemostasis
Principal Author: P.A. Evans, Morriston Hospital



Abstracts for “Alcohol and Expeditions; Free Paper Session.”
Thursday 17th September 11.15-12.00, Pippard Lecture Theatre

11:15-11:30
Effect of Twenty-Four Hour Alcohol Licensing on Emergency Departments: The South Yorkshire Experience.
Principal Author: Dr Lucy A Jones, Northern General Hospital

11:30-11:45
Alcohol Related Emergency Department Attendances, Preloading and where are they Drinking? Cross Sectional Survey
Principal Author: Adrian Boyle, Addenbrookes

11:45-12:00
Expedition Medicine: The Risk of Illness and Injury
Principal Author: Caroline M Wiggins, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh



Abstracts for “Ultrasound and ED systems; Free Paper session.”
Thursday 17th September 12:00-12.45, Pippard Lecture Theatre

12:00-12:15
How does the Management of an Emergency Department Influence Performance?
Principal Author: Suzanne Mason, University of Sheffield

12:15-12:30
Medical Student Emergency Ultrasound: a Prospective Study of Focused Ultrasound Training and Assessment for Aortic Scanning
Principal Author: Ivan Wong, Addenbrooke’s

12:30-12:45
Can Tele-Ultrasound Examinations for FAST, Performed by Inexperienced Technicians, by Remote Instruction, Produce Diagnostic Quality Images?
Principal Author: Mark Mitchelson, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary



Abstracts for “Paediatric Trauma Free Paper Session,”
Thursday 17th September 17:15-18:15, Read Lecture Theatre

17:15-17:30
Child Protection Issues in Infant Head Injuries
Principal Author: Rebecca Preece, Cheltenham General Hospital.

17:30-17:45
Cervical Spine Clearance in Paediatric Trauma - Are we Clear?
Principal Author: Barry Clifton

17:45-18:00
Is Therapeutic Hypothermia of Benefit in The Management of Severe Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Review.
Principal Author: Abosede Ajayi, West Middlesex University Hospital

18:00-18:15
The Introduction and Validation of the Management of Isolated, Apex Volar, Buckle Fractures of the Cistal Radius, with a Single Visit to the Emergency Department and Associated Cost Savings.
Principal Author: Janet Cumberland, Sheffield Children’s FT

MP Session 1: 13:45-14:45 Thursday 17th September, Pippard Lecture Theatre

13:45-13:50
MP 1: Acute Myocardial Infarction and an Expanding Regional PCI Service: Are we Returning to Thrombolysis?
Principal Author: David Robinson, Bradford Royal Infirmary

13:50-13:55
MP 2: Foundation Training and the Acutely Ill Patient: Developing an Emergency Department Education Package Based on National Guidance.
Principal Author by David Robinson, Bradford Royal Infirmary

13:55-14:00
MP 3: Reconfiguration of Paediatric Services - Consequences for Children Attending an Emergency Department with no Paediatric Cover.
Principal Author: Rebecca Preece, Cheltenham General Hospital

14:00-14:05
MP 4: Do Emergency Department Attendances by Homeless People Increase in Cold Weather?
Principal Author: Alexander Brown

14:05-14:10
MP 5: To What Extent Could a Mental Health Professional Contribute to the Health of Staff and Patients at the Johannesburg Hospital Trauma Unit
Principal Author: Zoe Smeed

14:10-14:15
MP 6: Major Incidents involving Children: Is the UK Ready?
Principal Author: Julie Thomson, Royal Hospital for Sick Children

14:15-14:20
MP 7: The Provision of Pre Hospital Teams for Paediatric Emergencies from United Kingdom Emergency Departments.
Principal Author: Julie Thomson, Royal Hospital for Sick Children

14:20-14:25
MP 8: What Training do we Receive in UK for Major Incidents?
Principal Author: Julie Thomson, Royal Hospital for Sick Children

14:25-14:30
MP 9: Service Review of the Abbreviated Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) Scoring System. Emergency Department, Northern General Hospital (NGH), Sheffield
Principal Author: John Porter, University of Sheffield.

14:30-14:35
MP 10: Reduction in Blood Turnaround Times – Multi-Step Approach in the Emergency Department
Principal Author: Dr Mark Poulson, University Hospital of North Staffordshire

14:35-14:40
MP 11: Patients from Care Homes who Attend the Emergency Department: Could they be Managed Differently?
Principal Author: Lisa Carter, Royal Hospital for Sick Children

14:40-14:45
MP 12: Is Lumbar Puncture Always Required in Patients with Sudden Onset Headache and Negative CT Scan?
Principal Author: Thomas Locker, Barnsley Hospital Emergency Department

MP Session 2: 14:45-15:45 Thursday 17th September, Pippard Lecture Theatre

14:45-14:50
MP 13: Do Childhood Burns, Presenting in Emergency Departments Fall into Recognised Patterns? Can these Patterns Alert Clinicians to Potential Inflicted Injuries or Neglect and Inform Prevention?
Principal Author: Simon Jones, Cardiff University

14:50-14:55
MP 14: Teaching Death Notification Skills to Emergency Medicine Residents: A Multicenter Validation of the GRIEV_ING Educational Intervention
Principal Author: Cherri Hobgood, University of North Carolina.

14:55-15:00
MP 15: Can we Rationalise Out-Patient Antibiotic Prescribing in Paediatric Emergency Medicine?
Principal Author: Marie-Claire Harris, Victoria Infirmary Glasgow.

15:00-15:05
MP 16: What Factors Influence Attitudes Towards Using Information Technology in the Emergency Department?
Principal Author: Haleh Ayatollahi, University of Sheffield.

15:05-15:10
MP 17: How can we Improve Urgent/Emergency IV Cannulation in Children?
Principal Author: Angela Katrina Lucas-Herald, University of Edinburgh

15:10-15:15
MP 18: The Impact of the Paramedic Practitioner on Patient Disposition from the Ambulance Service.
Principal Author: Suzanne Mason, University of Sheffield

15:15-15:20
MP 19: A Pilot Study of the Effect of Ultraviolet Light in Disinfecting Clinical Areas in an Emergency Department
Principal Author: Hareendran Nair, Leicester Royal Infirmary

15:20-15:25
MP 20: Nasal Foreign Bodies: Kissing it Better
Principal Author: Colleen Taylor, Leicester Royal Infirmary

15:25-15:30
MP 21: Effectiveness of a Medical Student “Change Champion” on recording of Critical Illness Scores by ED Staff
Principal Author: Linda Dykes, Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor

15:30-15:35
MP 22: Possible Fractured Scaphoid? Plain Films are not Enough
Principal Author: Zeeshan Syed, Whiston Hospital.

15:35-15:40
MP 23: In a Patient with Bell’s Palsy does Combination Therapy of Antivirals and Steroids Confer Additional Benefit Compared to Steroid Treatment Alone: A Meta-Analysis
Principal Author: Abu Hassan, Northern General Hospital

15:40-15:45
MP 24: The Impact of Pandemic Flu on a Busy Urban Emergency Department
Principal Author: Sanjay Mistry, Heartlands Hospital

 

MP Session 3: 15:45-16:30 Thursday 17th September, Pippard Lecture Theatre

15:45-15:50
MP 25: Use of Emergency Oxygen in Adult Patients: Implementing change in the Emergency Department
Principal Author: Laura Burring, Derriford Hospital

15:50-15:55
MP 26: Implementation of Therapeutic Hypothermia in Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Principal Author: Shashank Patil, Royal United Hospital Bath

15:55-16:00
MP 27: Compliance with using PAR Score Trigger to Escalate Care in the Emergency Department.
Principal Author: Katherine Henderson, St. Thomas’ Hospital

16:00-16:05
MP 28: Neuro-Imaging in Paediatric Head Injury: Does it Matter?
Principal Author: Mamta Vaidya, Barts and the London Children’s Hospital

16:05-16:10
MP 29: Paediatric Trauma: A Profile of Demographics and Injury Severity
Principal Author: Mamta Vaidya, Barts and the London Children’s Hospital

16:10-16:15
MP 30: Emergency Management of Minor Head Injury in Anticoagulated Patients
Principal Author: Suzanne Mason, University of Sheffield.

16:15-16:20
MP 31: Can Emergency Department Acuity Scores Really Predict Patient Admission and Mortality?
Principal Author: Adam Read, University of Edinburgh.

16:20-16:25
MP 32: Paediatric Resuscitation Scenarios - a Training Gold Mine
Principal Author: Fiona Wisniacki, Ealing Hospital ED

16:25-16:30
MP 33: Drug Assisted Intubation: One Year's Experience of the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service
Principal Author: Alex Exton, EMRS.

 


Guide:

MP1, (for example), is the board number you should affix to your poster on the first day of the conference.

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PB = Poster Board. The number indicates which poster board you have been assigned.

The dimensions of the posters should measure 1m wide by 2m high.


PB 1: Field Intubation of Cardiac Arrest Patients: A Dying Art?
Dr Richard Lyon, John D Ferris, Danielle M Young, Dermot W McKeown, Angela J Oglesby, Colin Robertson
PB 2: How Prepared are the UK Emergency Departments for Children Involved in CBRN Incidents? Dr Julie Thomson, Alexis Leal, Thomas F Beattie
PB 3: Are we Still Investigating Right Sided Abdominal Pain with Plain Abdominal Radiographs? Dr Aneel Bhangu, Charlotte Richardson, Hannah Winter, Catherine Agar, Lucy Pickard
PB 4: The Effectiveness of a Self-Discharge Proforma in the Assessment & Documentation of Capacity on Self-Discharge from the Emergency Department
Dr David Robinson, Elizabeth Horncastle

PB 5: Training the Team: The Advanced Trauma Simulation Course
Dr Amanda Holgate
PB 6: Implementation of an Electronic Patient Tracking system- Impact Upon Emergency Department Data Quality Dr Shafi Khan, Thomas E. Locker
PB 7: An Acronym for the Management of Pelvic Trauma Dr Malcolm Tunnicliff, Jeff Keep, Anna Johnson
PB 8: The SADPERSONS Scale in the E.D.: Risk-Assessment or Risky-Assessment? Dr Vic Cooke, Chris Fitzsimmons
PB 9: Teaching a Conscious Sedation Course: Does Human Patient Simulation Improve Learning Outcomes? Dr Elizabeth Thomas, Peter Jaye
PB 10: In-Hospital Management of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A National Survey Dr Richard Lyon, John Shepherd, Gregor Campbell-Hewson, Gareth Clegg
PB 11: The Tough Guy Pre-Hospital Experience: Patterns of Injury at a Major UK Endurance Event Dr Aneel Bhangu, Catherine Agar, Lucky Pickard, Charlotte Richardson, Hannah Winter
PB 12: Is it possible to Integrate Public Health Programmes into the Emergency Department Setting? The HINTS Study (HIV Testing in Non-Traditional Settings) as an Example. Dr Shweta Gidwani, JA Greenslade, P Roberts, W Matthews, A Thornton, M Rayment, A Sullivan
PB 13: The Evidence for Management of Torus Fracture of the Wrist - a Review of the Literature. Dr Mark Poulson, Anne-Marie Morris
PB 14: Attendances to the Emergency Department by Hospital Staff Dr Shumontha Dev, Asako Shida Andy Parfitt and Charles Young
PB 15: Reducing Unnecessary Investigations: Two Completed Loops of the Audit Cycle and a Reduction in Coagulation Study Requests. Dr Alex Johnston, Ryan Clark, Conal Quah, Daniel Youkee, Paul Prakash.
PB 16: REACTing: Rapid Examination, Assessment, and Clinical Treatment - Improves Patient Safety and the ED Experience. Dr Mark Poulson, Magnus Harrison
PB 17: Use of Abdominal X-Rays in the ED - Do Old Habits Die Hard? Dr Claire McGroarty, Sile MacGlone
PB 18: Implementing the NICE UTI in Children Guidelines in a UK Paediatric Emergency Department Dr Sarah Vince, J Acheson, J Banerjee
PB 19: A Review of the Evidence for Therapeutic Hypothermia Following Return of Spontaneous Circulation in VF Cardiac Arrest for Neuroprotective Benefit - as Recommended by ILCOR. Dr Mark Poulson, Michelle Poulson
PB 20 Early Scaphoid MRI: Experience of a Large Scottish Emergency Department. Dr Nicola McCullough, Jamie Cooper
PB 21: Improving Patient Safety in Emergency Situations Dr Elizabeth Thomas, Peter Jaye
PB 22: Fractures in Children Under 1 Year Dr Michelle Boyle, Lucy Thomas, Iain Young
PB 23: ROSIER at RCHT Emergency Department Staff Awareness of the ROSIER Score at the Royal Cornwall Hospital Dr Robert Taylor, Daniel Hill, Katja Adie and Rob G Taylor
PB 24: Intravenous Nitrates or Furosemide for the Treatment of Acute Left Ventricular Failure - a Review of the Literature. Dr Mark Poulson, Michelle Poulson
PB 25: Buckle Fractures in Children: Plaster or Splints Have we Moved on? Dr Elizabeth Jones
PB 26: Feedback to Ambulance Service Staff: Supporting Continued Professional Development. Dr Emma Jenkinson, Timothy Haymen, Anthony Bleetman
PB 27: Assessment of Asthma Severity in the Emergency Department: Is there Room for Improvement? Dr Anna Vondy, Mehta S, Styles K, Wynne K, Burns C, White A, Okubanjo T, Donohue P, Barnett G.
PB 28: Aide-Memoire Cards for Nurses - a Resource with Great Potential Dr Mark Poulson
PB 29: The use of an IV Ketamine Sedation Policy in a UK PEM Department: A Two Year prospective Audit of Efficacy and Safety Dr Daniel Horner, Rachel Jenner
PB 30: Compliance with the British Thoracic Society Guidelines for Emergency Oxygen use in the Emergency Department. Dr Anthony Hudson, Rebecca Crawford
PB 31: Infection Control from the "Front Door" - a 12 Month Patient Safety Initiative. Dr Mark Poulson, Helen Jenkinson, Magnus Harrison
PB 32: ED Management of Patients with Low Risk Upper GI bleed: A Risk Adjusted Prospective Analysis of Glasgow-Blatchford Scoring System Dr Muhammed Zia, Scott Beattie, Libby Wilson, Jane McVicar
PB 33: Patient Safety in the Emergency Department: Are Head Injury Triage Targets Being Achieved? Dr Emma Redhead
PB 34: International Federation for Emergency Medicine Model Curriculum for Medical Student Education in Emergency Medicine. Dr Cherri Hobgood, Venkataraman Anantharaman,MD, Glen Bandiera, MD, Peter Cameron, MD, Pinchas Halpern, MD, James Holliman, MD, Nicholas Jouriles, MD, Darren Kilroy, MD, Terrence Mulligan, DO, Andrew Singer, MD
PB 35: Local Anaesthetic Toxicity: Are we Prepared for the Consequences in the Emergency Department? Dr James Griffiths, Ben Cooper, Tim Moll,
PB 36: "When You Fall You Are Finished!" Dr Anne Welling, Sarah Balchin, Mandy Browning, Simon Hunter, Isabel Gaylard, Natasha Hollings, Richelle Mathieson, Ruth Jackson, Janyne Frazer, Janr Randall, Sarah Reeves
PB 37: Current Practice and Proposed New Protocol for Torus Fracture of the Wrist. Dr Mark Poulson, Anne-Marie Morris
PB 38: Formal Medical Reconcilliation within the Emergency Department Reduces the Medication Error Rates for Emergency Admissions Dr Adam McGuffie, Pamela Mills
PB 39: Time Spent in the Emergency Department: An Analysis of the Effect of the 4 Hour Target Dr Carolyn Morgan, Suzanne Mason, Ellen Weber
PB 40: Moving an Emergency Department(ED) from an Inner City to an Out of Town Location: Early Impact on Activity and Case Mix. Dr Susanne Hewitt, Roger Morbey
PB 41: Is the Routine use of Top to Toe CT in Severely Injured Patients Justified? A Teaching Hospital’s Experience Dr David Robinson, Sameen Akhtar, Michael Akram, Tony Shenton
PB 42: Cricoid in Rapid Sequence Induction: Is the Pressure on? Dr Daniel Boden
PB 43: Evaluation of the use of Ultrasound by UK Emergency Physicians. Can the CEM Guidance for the use of Ultrasound be Implemented Safely? Dr Ivan Wong, Thilina Jayatilleke, Rajeeve Madan, Richard Kendall, Paul Atkinson
PB 44: IV Paracetamol Compared with IV Morphine for Pain Control in the ED: A Randomised Double Blind Pilot Study. Dr Michelle Craig, Richard Jeavons, Joanne Probert, Jonathan Benger
PB 45: LP or not LP: That is the Question. LP in Subarachnoid Haemorrhage: Gold Standard or Unnecessary Procedure? Dr Adam Reuben, Hannah Stewart
PB 46: Post Concussion Syndrome in Patients with Minor Head Injury: Is CT Warranted? Dr Farooq Pasha, Peter Bradley
PB 47: Validation of the AMT4 Short Form of the Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) in the Emergency Department. Dr TC Hughes, W Rattenberry, A Tsui, A Varatharaj, CJK Bulstrode
PB 48: The Diagnostic Utility of the Urine Dipstix Test in Elderly Female Fallers Admitted to an Emergency Department Observation Ward Dr James France, Andrew Bull
PB 49: A New Scoring System for Isolated Blunt Chest Trauma. Dr Ceri Battle, Evans PA, James K, Emergency Dept Morriston Hospital, Swansea School of Medicine
PB 50: The Major Incident: How Will Your Junior Doctors React? Dr Joseph Hobson
PB 51: Stroke in the Sticks: Is Stroke Thrombolysis Feasible in a Rural Area? Mr William D Miners, Dr Linda Dykes
PB 52: Best Bet: Assessment of Acute Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury of the Thumb Dr Katy Guy
PB 53: Effectiveness of ECG Localisation of Arterial Block in Myocardial Infarction by Emergency Physicians in Relation to Angiogram Findings -A Comparative Study: Can we Make a Difference? Dr Vetrivel Ramar,Bagyakshmi Gururajan,Venkatesh A.N.
PB 54: Ten Years of Trauma at The University Hospital of North Staffordshire: A Descriptive Analysis and the Comparison of the ISS and the NISS. Dr Mark Poulson, R. Laing, M. Harrison, S. Davies, P. Oakley
PB 55: Waiting Times Are They That Important? A Patient Survey Dr Erica Jolly, Mike Clancy and Iain Beardsell
PB 56: Increasing Incidence of Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults (<30 YRS) Presenting to ER -Identification,Risk Factors, Outcome of Disease in Indian Population Dr Vetrivel Ramar,Bagyakshmi Gururajan,Venkatesh A.N.
PB 57: Post Concussion Syndrome in Domestic Violence: Is It That Common? The Bradford Experience Dr Farooq Pasha, Peter Bradley
PB 58: Rocks and Rolls: Severity of Climbing Injuries in Snowdonia Dr Edward Taylor (Medical Student) & Linda Dykes (Consultant EM)
PB 59: Cold Mountain: Do Delays to Hospital Increase the Risk of Hypothermia in Mountain Casualties? Dr Benjamin Jones (Medical Student) & Linda Dykes (Consultant EM)
PB 60: Deciding to Admit into the Right Pathway - the Scottish CDU Experience Dr Adam Mcguffie, Angela O'Neill, Veronica Devlin
PB 61: Do Non-Specific Abdominal Pain and Transient Synovitis have a Common Infection Origin? Dr Angela Katrina Lucas-Herald, Katherina Kastrissianakis, Tom Beattie
PB 62: Can we Predict which Children are Admitted to Hospital with Abdominal Pain? Dr Julie Thomson, Thomas F Beattie
PB 63: The Development of a Protocol for the Management of Acute Knee Injuries Dr Stephen Boyce
PB 64: Paediatric Sledging Injuries: Have Things Improved? Dr LA Regan and JG Cooper. Emergency Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
PB 65: Survey of Attitudes Towards Midazolam and Propofol for ED Sedation Dr Suzanne Francis
PB 66: A Prospective Study of Emergency Department Surgical Admissions Dr Paul Jennings
PB 67: Review of the Results of the FCEM Management Viva. Dr Robin N Illingworth
PB 68: The Management of Self-Harm Patients in the Emergency Department Dr Kieran Foley, Dilip Menon
PB 69: Implementation of the New Sign Guidelines for Management of Head Injury in Adults: What are the Resource Implications for Scottish Emergency Departments? Dr Stephen Boyce
PB 70: Implementation of the New Sign Guidelines for Management of Head Injury in Children: What are the Resource Implications for Scottish Emergency Departments? Dr Stephen Boyce
PB 71: A Guideline for Antibiotic Therapy in Paediatric Sepsis of Unknown Origin Dr Marie-Clare Harris
PB 72: Buffalo chest Dr Emma Jenkinson, Abhi Lal, Robert MacFadyen, Arvind Rajasekaran
PB 73: NICE Guidelines for Management of DSH Patients - How are we Doing? Dr Catherine Pearce, Tristan Griffiths Stuart MacDonald
PB 74: A Prospective Study on the Impact of Full Compliance with the Revised NICE Guidelines for Immediate CT Scanning, Following Head Injury. Dr Kristin Haga, Kennedy LS, Caesar DH, & Dunn MJ
PB 75: Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSAA) with Ketofol in the Emergency Department (ED) Dr Samer Elkhodair, Nellis Van Zmit
PB 76: Documentation of Hand injuries in the Emergency Department. Dr Emma Jenkinson, Kieran Donnelly, Ashish Singal
PB 77: Major-Trauma Computed Tomography: The Experience of a Regional Trauma Centre in the United Kingdom Dr Christopher Smith, Louise Woolrich-Burt, Richard Wellings, Matthew L Costa

PB 78: Does Advertising Work? The Effect of the FAST Campaign. Dr Jane Brenchley, Alison Walker, Jacqui Crossley, Paul Dickens
PB 79: When Can I Drive Again Doctor? Knowledge of the Law Regarding Fitness To Drive Dr S Byng, Dr H Wallace, Dr V Stewart, Dr D King, Dr M J Buchanan
PB 80: Manipulation of Forearm Fractures Under Ketamine Sedation in the ED: Is Portable x-Ray Required? Dr Peter Adam Rees, Roche A, Sampath J, Byrne, E
PB 81: Frozen Impact: Will the Construction of An Ice Rink Have a Significant Impact on Minor Injury workload Dr Vazeer Ahmed, Andrew Carr, Asif Naveed, Matthew Pereira, Duncan McAuley
PB 82: Transfer Delays in Patients Referred for Neurosurgical Intervention in Traumatic Brain Injury Dr B Jordan, Dr K Morley, Dr S Edwards
PB 83: Burst Therapy in the Management of Acute Asthma Wheeze in Children in 4 Centres Across London Dr Beverley Almeida, Kate Bradman, James Nurse
PB 84: Developing Safe Support Systems for Paediatric Emergencies: The 'Paeds ED' Project. Dr Haidar Samiei, Wilson Bradley, Hassan Tajek
PB 85: A Change Worth the Weight? Weighing and Prescribing Weight-based Doses to Children in the ED Dr Sian Morgan
PB 86: Major Incident Tabletop Exercises: A High Tech, Low Cost Evolution Dr Jane Mooney, PA Driscoll & LS Griffiths
PB 87: Endotracheal Tube Malposition in Paediatric Trauma Patients. Dr Mamta Vaidya, Gill H, Edmonds N, O’Neill B, Navaratnarajah J, Visram A
PB 88: Alcoholic Re-attenders in Emergency Department: Are we Doing Enough? Dr Michael Jose
PB 89: Short Stay Ward for Alcohol Intoxicated Patients Dr Thalia Monro-Somerville, Russell Duncan
PB 90: A Comparative Review of International Ambulance Service Best Practice Dr Alastair Pickering, Janette Turner, Suzanne Mason
PB 91: A Comparative Analysis Of the Impact of Helical Computed Tomography Versus Intravenous Pyelographt on the Speed of Patient Processing in the ED Dr Michael Quirke, Divilly F,Gilligan P
PB 92: A Basic Surgical Skills (BSS) Course for Emergency Medicine Trainees: Should it be an Integral Part of the Curriculum? Dr Abdo Sattout, David Lowe, John Hollingsworth
PB 93: Referrals to Critical Care from the Emergency Department: Does the Modified Early Warning Score Miss Patients? Dr James Griffiths
PB 94: The Prevalence of Alcohol Related Attendances in the Edinburgh New Royal Infirmary Emergency Department Dr Judith McCartney
PB 95: Fluid Resuscitation in Trauma Patients Dr Lyndsey Thomson
PB 96: Early Coagulopathy in Paediatric Polytrauma- is it Significant? Dr Mamta Vaidya, Hannah Gill, Naomi Edmonds, Sujatha Rajan, Breda O’Neill
PB 97: Oxygen use in ED. The Area to Improve on.... Dr Manish Gaur
PB 98 Audit of the Extent of Information provided in Pre Hospital Alerts to a District General Emergency Department Dr Danny Sharpe MB BS BSc RAMC Daniel Ashdown MB BS PhD RAF
PB 99: From NETRAGs to Riches: Emergency Medicine Trainees Improving Their Regional Training Programme Dr Ashike Choudhury, Brian Kennedy, Helen Cugnoni
PB 100: Henoch Schonlein Purpura in a Paediatric Emergency Department : An Audit Dr Abu Hassan, Vickramsingh Jutton, Judith Gilchrist
PB 101: See Without a Triage (SWAT): Role of the Senior Emergency Physicians in the Patient’s Initial Assessment and Management Dr Abdo Sattout, Elizabeth MacCallum, Angela May, John Hollingsworth
PB 102: Knowledge of the Guidelines on Management of Meningitis by Senior ED and Medical Staff: A Survey Dr Peter Williams
PB 103: Go-karting Related Entrapment Injury: The Isadora Duncan phenomenon Dr Mamta Vaidya, Chinedu Nwokoro, Suresh Menon, Sujatha Rajan
PB 104: Major Paediatric Pelvic Trauma (MPPT): Resource Implications Dr Mamta Vaidya, Stewart Cleeve, Simon Phelps, Naomi Edmonds
PB 105: The use of Tissue Adhesive on Children's Facial Wounds in the Emergency Department Dr Rachel Vivian
PB 106: First Seizure - Are We There Yet? Dr Dhakshinamoorthy Vijayasankar, Dr S Kumar, Dr L Horswil, Dr S Mohammad
PB 107: Can Human Patient Simulation Help Deliver Multidisciplinary Training on Patient Safety? Dr Elizabeth Thomas and Peter Jaye
PB 108: BIT by BIT : IMT for EDs EP or Where’s the Wall-E? Dr Hugo Dowd & Mark Hayes
PB 109: Child Protection in the Emergency Department - Are we Following Recommendations? Dr Julie Thomson, C Rainey, R Gunn
PB 110: Effect of a New Patient Flow on Assessment and Management of Acute Asthma in a DGH A+E department Dr Amy Hung, Dr Balaji Varadhan
PB 111: Topic: Bleeding Brain, Increase in SAH: Does it Matter. Dr Devasena Subramanyam
PB 112: The Unresponsive Teenager Dr Richard Laing, Sherry G, Poulson M
PB 113: Use of Abdominal X-rays in EDs Dr Shahid Malik
PB 114: Management of Asthma in Children Dr Shahid Malik
PB 115: Describing Emergency Department Activity and a Proposal to Establish National Benchmarking Norms. Dr Janet Cumberland, Derek Burke, Alison Smith, Chris Fitzsimmons, Judith Gilchrist, Sally Gibbs, Shammi Ramlakhan, Biniam Tesfayohannes.

 

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