The survey achieved a 96% response rate, revealing that essential equipment like pelvic binders and tranexamic acid was available in all units, with tourniquets present in 99% of them. However, few services carried advanced equipment for procedures…
A total of 1,544 victims of traffic road injuries were included in this study. Lower limb (43.0%), neck (41.2), and upper limb (39.8%) injuries were the most common types of road traffic injuries sustained by the victims admitted to the large…
None of the charts (0%) included in this study had any documentation around screening for human trafficking. Furthermore, 21.1% of the high-risk patient charts included in this study -- which included many patients with a discharge diagnosis of…
A total of 20 paramedics were recruited and interviewed. They identified challenges in trauma response, including coordinating care, ensuring the accuracy and accessibility of patient information, and maintaining confidence and readiness.…
A total of 525 local (18%) and international disaster responders (81%) participated in the study. Of these responders, 46% reported physical or mental health problems during or after their deployment, 15% required medical care during the mission, and…
140,282 elderly patients were identified as having been transferred from LTCHs to EDs. Of these, 38,180 patients received emergency care in the EDs and were discharged back to LTCHs. Among them, 679 patients were returned to LTCHs after receiving…
Among the 1,714 transportations, 943 patients had confirmed strokes. Prehospital care constituted 58% of total emergency care time until imaging. Patients with confirmed stroke had reduced in-hospital times while patients receiving treatment…
Of 32,162 eligible patients, 23,297 had hs-cTn levels ≤ 50 ng/L. Patients with negative but measurable hs-cTn levels had higher rates of 90-days CAG (1.8% vs. 0.5%, p
PHCs had designated space for triage with less equipped emergency services and outpatient departments (OPDs) and received severely ill patients rarely. Although prioritizing critical patients and prompt care was part of the services, there was a lack…
The study included 3,424 patients, with 342 in the VL group and 3,082 in the DL group. The initial analysis revealed no significant differences in the intubation success rates between the two methods. However, the VL group experienced fewer…