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Accurate prehospital decision-making is critical in emergency care to ensure the appropriate use of resources and optimal patient outcomes. However, the alignment between emergency physicians’ clinical judgments and scoring systems such as…

EMS providers are often the only emergency workers with medical knowledge at the scene of chemical hazards and are exposed to severe risks. They should always be prepared to face chemical hazards to be able to provide an effective response to them.…

Out of 994 hospitals contacted, 182 hospitals from 15 German federal states participated, yielding a response rate of 18.3%. The overall completion rate for the whole questionnaire was 12.2% (n = 121/994). In the survey, 9.6% (n = 15/157) of…

Elevated cardiac troponin levels were identified in 13.4% of the study population (382/2,853). This included 19.5% of patients with clinically guided tests and 10.1% of those with non-clinical testing. The overall prevalence of type 1 myocardial…

Cardiopulmonary arrest is one of the most important emergency situations in hospitals. Although cardiopulmonary resuscitation has long been the first step in these conditions, the low success rate of this process is still a major concern in treatment…

Firearm-related injury is a significant public health problem in the United States. Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are uniquely positioned to recognize and counsel individuals at risk, but little is known about their firearm screening and…

Over the past few years, Iran has experienced several earthquakes. The literature has highlighted the significant role played by Iranian nurses in the Kermanshah earthquake. However, few studies have been conducted to investigate nurses’ responses to…

German Emergency Medical Services (EMS) face growing scrutiny due to regional disparities in quality of care. It is unclear if and how feedback in general is currently provided to EMS staff in Germany, and whether EMS staff receives feedback on…

The key objectives of this collection were threefold. First, to establish a robust, evidence-based foundation on which healthcare professionals can form strategies to recognize, address, and manage the effects of violent crimes on patients. Second,…

In February 2024, the South Korean government announced a 67% increase in medical school admissions (2,000 more students), leading to the resignation of approximately 10,000 residents from major university hospitals. This study investigated the…