…pain radiating to the left arm/shoulder/throat, palpitations, back pain and selected cases of upper abdominal pain. An ECG recording costs approximately $10 (10€…

…pericardium). The most common of these are acute pericarditis (perimyocarditis), constrictive pericarditis, pericardial effusion and tamponade. Less common are cysts and tumors of the pericardium…

…are often not performed due to the high costs. The difficulties in determining the cause of out of hospital cardiac arrest are reflected in the…

…of survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest. Although the required skills, complexity and costs of interventions increase with each step in the chain of…

…and costs at 140/90 mm Hg. However, it may be argued that this cutoff is somewhat arbitrary and there may be individual benefits of…

…methodological ECG interpretation. We recommend this approach as it minimizes the risk of missing important abnormalities and also speeds up the ECG interpretation. Press the…

…wrong patient — a mislabelled tube, or an identity check performed at the nurses' station instead of at the bedside. The check against the patient's…

…and stabilisation for transfer in a suspected fracture. Clinical suspicion of a scaphoid fracture despite a normal radiograph. Contraindications An open fracture or a wound…

…cord ends at T12–L1, so these levels encounter only the roots of the cauda equina. If in doubt: choose a level lower, never higher…