…because the patient tenses up with pain, or because the operator pulls harder rather than more slowly. The neurovascular status must be documented before and…

…recommendations are not restricted to patients with symptoms. Current guidance supports revascularisation for significant left main stenosis irrespective of symptomatic status or the documented ischaemic…

…mode no shock at all is then delivered while the patient deteriorates. Indications Emergency, irrespective of duration and anticoagulation status: Tachyarrhythmia with haemodynamic compromise: hypotension…

…do not already have a condition conferring sufficiently high cardiovascular risk. They should not be applied as the principal risk tool in people with: Documented…

…and document the time of seizure onset, or the time the patient was last known to be well. Protect the patient from injury. Do not…

…9. Check the distal neurovascular status again once the cast has set, and document it. 10. Elevate the limb and inform the patient. Backslab or…

…and contraindications, attach ECG monitoring and insert a venous cannula. 2. Document the baseline status of the chosen finding — measurement, photograph or video. 3. Give…

…place, the electrodes come off, the patient has not kept a diary. The set up and the instructions decide whether the investigation will be usable…

…In patients with acute decompensated heart failure, AF with rapid ventricular response is particularly important. Cardioversion is generally not immediately indicated if the patient remains…

…a patient at risk of rapid deterioration. Intraosseous access: Cardiac arrest where venous access is not immediately available. Shock, severe trauma, burns or status epilepticus…