Emergency management of diabetes and hypoglycaemia

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 183-185

  Brackenridge, A ^a   Wallbank, H ^b   Lawrenson, R A ^c   Russell Jones, D ^a  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Surrey Ambulance Service NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCAGON; GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; AGED; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33645568806     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.026252     Document Type: Article

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