An A&E nurse's fast-track for potential miscarriage patients.
When women present at A&E with vaginal bleeding, it is possible that they are miscarrying, and very likely that they are distressed physically and psychologically. This paper outlines the development and auditing of a fast-track protocol for these women, in response to the author's being unable to help them in the A&E department as quickly as she would have wished.
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Accident & Emergency Department, Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, Brunswick Road, Norwich NR1 3SR, UK.
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D000465:Algorithms; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003663:Decision Trees; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D013997:Time Factors; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration*