Here’s just a selection of the rich resources to support anyone working or training in Acute Care. Explore our full range via our website: https://www.bsuh.nhs.uk/library/
NHS OpenAthens password required; register here: http://openathens.nice.org.uk/
Journals
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing (BSUH OpenAthens password required)
Journal of Acute Medicine (Kent, Surrey, Sussex NHS OpenAthens password required)
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (NHS OpenAthens password required)
Pediatric Emergency Care (NHS OpenAthens password required)
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine (Kent, Surrey, Sussex NHS OpenAthens password required)
Books
Sprigings D. Acute medicine: a practical guide to the management of medical emergencies 5th ed 2018
O’Kane D. Acute medicine. 2nd ed. 2017
Tait D. Acute and critical care in adult nursing. 2nd ed 2016
Leach R. Oxford desk reference: acute medicine. 2016
Woodrow P. Nursing acutely ill adults. 2016
Meardon N. Emergency and acute medicine on the move. 2016
Wilson M P. Doing research in emergency and acute care: making order out of chaos. 2016
Evidence searches carried out on Acute Care
We provide evidence to inform patient care, service improvement, research and clinical teaching. Recent searches we’ve provided include:
Assessment of fluid responsiveness and cardiac output using trans-thoracic echocardiography in acute medicine or shocked patient
Clinical governance in emergency departments
Attitudes/behaviours of medical staff attending multiple cardiac arrests/medical emergencies in one shift
Prevalence of burnout in emergency physicians
Management of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department
The use of ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) during cardiac arrest
Time and motion studies in acute medicine
Web and other resources
UpToDate – Emergency Medicine (Adults & Paediatrics)
Summaries & Synopses. (NHS OpenAthens BSUH only). UpToDate is also available via the BSUH Trust Intranet.
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine is the professional body responsible for the training, assessment, practice and continuing professional development of Intensive Care Medicine doctors and practitioners in the UK.
There has been a considerable growth in recent years in openly accessible and crowd-sourced materials that can be used to supplement and enhance traditional educational methods. This page brings together a series of weblinks to FOAMed sites. To note that this page is intended as a helpful resource and the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine does not endorse or monitor the content of any of these sites.
