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Emergency department responses to nursing shortages
Abstract
Background The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the nursing shortage, which is predicted to continue to worsen
with significant numbers of nurses planning to retire within the next 5 years. There remains a lack of published infor-
mation…
Background The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the nursing shortage, which is predicted to continue to worsen
with significant numbers of nurses planning to retire within the next 5 years. There remains a lack of published infor-
mation…
Emergency department service utilisation of older patients with urgent conditions: a cross-sectional observational study
Abstract
Background As with many countries worldwide, Singapore is experiencing a rapidly ageing population. Presentation
of older persons for urgent but non-emergent conditions to the Emergency Department (ED) represents a growing
group of…
Background As with many countries worldwide, Singapore is experiencing a rapidly ageing population. Presentation
of older persons for urgent but non-emergent conditions to the Emergency Department (ED) represents a growing
group of…
Emergency medical services in Armenia: national call trends and future directions
Abstract
Background Emergency medical services (EMS) are paramount to boosting health indices in lower-middle income
countries (LMICs); however, lack of uniform data collection and analysis hinders system improvement efforts. In the
present study,…
Background Emergency medical services (EMS) are paramount to boosting health indices in lower-middle income
countries (LMICs); however, lack of uniform data collection and analysis hinders system improvement efforts. In the
present study,…
Emergency medicine residents
and performance under pressure: learning
from elite athletes’ experience
Abstract
Objective The skills of coping with stress and pressure within emergency medicine are conveyed informally
and inconsistently throughout residency training. This study aims to identify key psychological competencies used
by elite athletes…
Objective The skills of coping with stress and pressure within emergency medicine are conveyed informally
and inconsistently throughout residency training. This study aims to identify key psychological competencies used
by elite athletes…
Emergency medicine residents’ learning curve in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis with 3-point venous point-of-care ultrasound
Abstract
Background Many cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are diagnosed in the emergency department, and
abbreviated lower extremity venous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has already shown an accuracy comparable to
that of specialists. This…
Background Many cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are diagnosed in the emergency department, and
abbreviated lower extremity venous point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has already shown an accuracy comparable to
that of specialists. This…
Entrustable professional activities, emergency
medicine and medical education: a systematic
review
Abstract
Introduction Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are one way to assess competencies, and are designed to
bridge the gap between theoretical competencies and real world clinical practice.
Aims This was a systematic review which aims…
Introduction Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are one way to assess competencies, and are designed to
bridge the gap between theoretical competencies and real world clinical practice.
Aims This was a systematic review which aims…
Epidemiology and outcomes of critically ill
patients in the emergency department of a
tertiary teaching hospital in Rwanda
Abstract
Background The introduction of Emergency Medicine in Rwanda in 2015 has been associated with a mortality
reduction in patients presenting to Kigali University Teaching Hospital (KUTH). In the context of increasing numbers
of critically…
Background The introduction of Emergency Medicine in Rwanda in 2015 has been associated with a mortality
reduction in patients presenting to Kigali University Teaching Hospital (KUTH). In the context of increasing numbers
of critically…
Evaluating the effectiveness of the pre‐hospital trauma life support (PHTLS) program for the management of trauma patients in the pre‐hospital emergency based on Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model
Background Pre-hospital trauma life support (PHTLS) training courses have been developed and widely adopted
to enhance the proficiency of pre-hospital personnel in handling trauma patients. The objective of this study
was to assess the…
to enhance the proficiency of pre-hospital personnel in handling trauma patients. The objective of this study
was to assess the…
Evaluation and treatment of gastrointestinal
bleeding in patients taking anticoagulants
presenting to the emergency department
Abstract
This manuscript is a consensus document of an expert panel on the Evaluation and Treatment of Gastrointestinal
Bleeding in Patients Taking Anticoagulants Presenting to the Emergency Department, sponsored by the American
College of…
This manuscript is a consensus document of an expert panel on the Evaluation and Treatment of Gastrointestinal
Bleeding in Patients Taking Anticoagulants Presenting to the Emergency Department, sponsored by the American
College of…
Evaluation of elevated serum apelin-13 and D-dimer concentrations in individuals diagnosed with pulmonary embolism
Abstract
Background Given the limited specificity of D-dimer, there is a perceived need to discover a more precise marker
for diagnosing individuals who are suspected of having pulmonary embolism (PE). In this study, by evaluating the
increase in…
Background Given the limited specificity of D-dimer, there is a perceived need to discover a more precise marker
for diagnosing individuals who are suspected of having pulmonary embolism (PE). In this study, by evaluating the
increase in…