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Background In the rapid development in prehospital medicine the awareness of the many challenges in prehospital
care is important as it highlights which areas need improvement and where special attention during education and
training should be…

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Introduction Datura stramonium poisoning, resulting from the ingestion of seeds, leaves, or flowers of Datura
stramonium, is a severe condition with significant risks, particularly for young children. Most documented cases
of Datura…

Greece is a parliamentary republic in southeastern Europe populated by over 10 million permanent residents: 9
million reside on the mainland, with almost 4 million in the greater Athens area. The remaining 1 million populate
the over 1200 Greek…

Patients in the UK who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest are treated with cardiopulmonary resuscitation

in the pre-hospital environment. Current survival outcomes are low in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Extracorpor-
eal cardiopulmonary…

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Background Mesenteric arterial thrombosis is an extremely rare thrombotic event, especially during pregnancy, that
can cause rapid fatal consequences unless the patient receives early definitive treatment.
Case presentation We report the…

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Background Research on incidence and characteristics of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in the Middle East
is limited. We assessed the incidence, prehospital characteristics, and outcomes of OHCA in Qatar, a Middle Eastern
country.…

Background Stercoral colitis (SC) is a rare but potentially life-threatening inflammatory colitis caused by the accu-
mulation of impacted fecal material. Despite reported associations with bowel perforation and high mortality rates,

stercoral…

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Background Traumatic shock is the leading cause of preventable death with most patients dying within the first
six hours from arriving to the hospital. This underscores the importance of prehospital interventions, and growing
evidence…

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We report the case of an 18-year-old male who presented to the Emergency Department with sudden
onset dyspnea. The patient was intubated on arrival, but suffered a cardiac arrest soon after. Point-of-care
echocardiography during…

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Introduction Myocardial ischemia can occur due to several causes, which result in an imbalance between the supply
and demand of oxygen to cardiac muscles. One potential reason for this condition is the overwork of the heart due…