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Background Access block and overcrowding are known to adversely impact on patient outcomes, service delivery,
and patient experiences within emergency departments (ED) worldwide. There are no studies on access block or
overcrowding from the Pacific…

Background Nowadays, we find ourselves in very unexpected and challenging circumstances facing the COVID-19
pandemic. The impact of the new coronavirus pandemic probably affected everyone’s mental health, and people
with pre-existing mental…

Background Boarding of critically ill patients in the emergency department (ED) has long been known to compro-
mise patient care and affect outcomes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple hospitals worldwide experienced

overcrowded emergency…

Background Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome is a condition characterized by the persistence of an accessory
pathway responsible for ventricular pre-excitation that can lead to symptomatic and potentially severe arrhythmias.
Coexistence with…

Background During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the format of patients with out-of-hospital
cardiac arrest (OHCA) management was modified. Therefore, this study compared the response time and survival at
the scene of patients…

Background Lockdowns and quarantines during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced healthcare services’ usage pat-
terns such as emergency department (ED) attendance. During the pandemic, Israel issued three lockdowns (March–

May 2020,…

Background While emergency medicine (ER)-based emergency care is prevalent in many countries, in Japan, the
“department-specific emergency care model” and the “emergency center model” are mainstream. We hypothesized
that many secondary emergency…

Background It is estimated that approximately 300,000 people are experiencing homelessness in England. The aim

of this study was to evaluate key causes and long-term trends of emergency departments (EDs) and in hospital inpa-
tient admissions of…

Background This case report presents the case of a man with no known coagulopathy or preceding trauma, who
spontaneously developed a spinal epidural hematoma (SEH). This is an uncommon condition which can have variable
presentations including…

Background Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an effective tool for diagnosing pneumonia; however, this has not been well
studied in resource-limited settings where pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age.

Objective The…