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- Collection: VOLUME 21 ISSUE 1 MARET 2021
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Multi-centre implementation of an Educational program to improve the Cardiac Arrest diagnostic accuracy of ambulance Telecommunicators and survival outcomes for sudden cardiac arrest victims: the EduCATe study design and methodology.
Background
Sudden cardiac death remains a leading cause of mortality in Canada, resulting in more than 35,000 deaths
annually. Most cardiac arrest victims collapse in their own home (85% of the time) and 50% are witnessed by a
family member or…
Sudden cardiac death remains a leading cause of mortality in Canada, resulting in more than 35,000 deaths
annually. Most cardiac arrest victims collapse in their own home (85% of the time) and 50% are witnessed by a
family member or…
Bomb blast: imaging findings, treatment and clinical course of extremity traumas.
Background
To describe the severity and types of blast-related extremity injuries and the presence of accompanying vascular
injuries (VI) and amputation, and to identify the associated factors affecting the treatment management and
clinical…
To describe the severity and types of blast-related extremity injuries and the presence of accompanying vascular
injuries (VI) and amputation, and to identify the associated factors affecting the treatment management and
clinical…
Perceived occupational stressors among emergency medical service providers: a qualitative study
Introduction: Emergency medical services (EMS) providers are at continuous exposure to occupational stressors
which negatively affect their health and professional practice. This study explored perceived occupational stressors
among EMS…
which negatively affect their health and professional practice. This study explored perceived occupational stressors
among EMS…
Prediction of a time-sensitive condition among patients with dizziness assessed by the emergency medical services
Background: Dizziness is a relatively common symptom among patients who call for the emergency medical
services (EMS).
Aim: To identify factors of importance for the early identification of a time-sensitive condition behind the symptom
of…
services (EMS).
Aim: To identify factors of importance for the early identification of a time-sensitive condition behind the symptom
of…
Discharge against medical advice from the emergency department in a university hospital
Background: Patients discharged against medical advice (DAMA) act as a high-risk population for the Emergency
Department (ED), regardless of their presentations, and can pose a serious burden for the hospital. This study
examines the prevalence,…
Department (ED), regardless of their presentations, and can pose a serious burden for the hospital. This study
examines the prevalence,…
A two-year review of adult emergency department mortality at Tikur Anbesa specialized tertiary hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Background: Adult emergency department mortality remains high in resource-limited lower-income countries. The
majority of deaths occur within the first 24 h of presentation to the emergency department. Many of these
mortality’s can be alleviated…
majority of deaths occur within the first 24 h of presentation to the emergency department. Many of these
mortality’s can be alleviated…
Prospective study of emergency medicine provider wellness across ten academic and community hospitals during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic
Background: While COVID-19 has had far-reaching consequences on society and health care providers, there is a
paucity of research exploring frontline emergency medicine (EM) provider wellness over the course of a pandemic.
The objective of this…
paucity of research exploring frontline emergency medicine (EM) provider wellness over the course of a pandemic.
The objective of this…
Lessons learned from reviewing a hospital’s disaster response to the hydrofluoric acid leak in Gumi city in 2012
Background: This study analyzed the characteristics of hydrogen fluoride-exposed patients (HFEPs) treated in the
emergency department (ED) of a local university hospital, and reviewed the hospital’s disaster response according
to space, staff,…
emergency department (ED) of a local university hospital, and reviewed the hospital’s disaster response according
to space, staff,…
A pilot study of 17 wrist-cutting suicide injuries in single institution: perspectives from a hand surgeon
Background: Self-cutting is a special type of emergency in hand surgery. Despite its low mortality rate, it is
clinically significant because there is a possibility of permanent disability and repeated suicide attempts are likely to
occur.…
clinically significant because there is a possibility of permanent disability and repeated suicide attempts are likely to
occur.…
Difficult airway predictors were associated with decreased use of neuromuscular blocking agents in emergency airway management: a retrospective cohort study in Thailand
Background: It is recommended that difficult airway predictors be evaluated before emergency airway
management. However, little is known about how patients with difficult airway predictors are managed in
emergency departments. We aimed to explore…
management. However, little is known about how patients with difficult airway predictors are managed in
emergency departments. We aimed to explore…