Should children who have a cardiac arrest be treated with therapeutic...
Barnaby R Scholefield and colleagues address the question of whether children with cardiac arrest should be treated with therapeutic hypothermia.
View ArticleEarly management of head injury: summary of updated NICE guidance
Head injury is the commonest cause of death and disability in people aged 1-40 years in the UK. Sarah Hodgkinson and colleagues summarise the most recent recommendations from the National Institute for...
View ArticleAssociations between palliative chemotherapy and adult cancer patients’ end...
According to this prospective cohort study, the use of chemotherapy in terminally ill cancer patients in the last months of life was associated with an increased risk of undergoing cardiopulmonary...
View ArticleIs adrenaline safe and effective as a treatment for out of hospital cardiac...
Adrenaline (epinephrine) has been an integral component of advanced resuscitation algorithms since the early 1960s. Gavin D Perkins and colleagues discuss whether adrenaline is a safe and effective...
View ArticleWhy is talking about dying such a challenge?
In May, Stephen Sutton died at the age of 19 years from bowel cancer. His love of life and extensive fundraising showed everyone how to live life to the full, even when dying. Death is universal. But...
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