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Herbicide poisoning causing multiple colonic perforations: case report
Abstract
Introduction Herbicide poisoning, particularly from 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), is an uncommon yet
significant cause of systemic toxicity, especially in agricultural regions such as Ethiopia. Patients exposed to…
Introduction Herbicide poisoning, particularly from 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), is an uncommon yet
significant cause of systemic toxicity, especially in agricultural regions such as Ethiopia. Patients exposed to…
Prevalence and associated factors
of hypertensive emergency among
hypertensive crisis patients admitted to the
emergency department at Hawassa University
Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia
Abstract
Background Hypertension is a major global health problem that affects approximately 1.4 billion people worldwide,
and 1–2% of this population experience hypertensive crisis. Hypertensive emergency is a subtype of hypertensive
crisis…
Background Hypertension is a major global health problem that affects approximately 1.4 billion people worldwide,
and 1–2% of this population experience hypertensive crisis. Hypertensive emergency is a subtype of hypertensive
crisis…
Implementation of crashing patient
protocol and its association with EMS
provider witnessed cardiac arrest incidence:
a retrospective cohort study
Abstract
Background Emergency Medical Services personnel encounter patients in extremis that continue to deteriorate
to the point of cardiac arrest. EMS personnel in one urban county in Southwest Michigan encounter approximately
250 cardiac…
Background Emergency Medical Services personnel encounter patients in extremis that continue to deteriorate
to the point of cardiac arrest. EMS personnel in one urban county in Southwest Michigan encounter approximately
250 cardiac…
Conductive heat loss in simulated outdoor settings: a preliminary experimental human study
Abstract
Background Little is known about the nature and magnitude of conductive heat loss in outdoor environments.
Although manikin studies provide reproducible and consistent data, they may not fully reflect all aspects of human
physiological…
Background Little is known about the nature and magnitude of conductive heat loss in outdoor environments.
Although manikin studies provide reproducible and consistent data, they may not fully reflect all aspects of human
physiological…
Internal thoracic artery aneurysm coincidental with protein S deficiency: a case report
Abstract
Background Internal thoracic artery aneurysms are exceptionally rare and carry a risk of fatal rupture. Although
pseudoaneurysms are commonly associated with trauma or surgical interventions, the development of true
aneurysms promoted by…
Background Internal thoracic artery aneurysms are exceptionally rare and carry a risk of fatal rupture. Although
pseudoaneurysms are commonly associated with trauma or surgical interventions, the development of true
aneurysms promoted by…
Resuscitation outcomes and associated factors among out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients at the National Referral Hospital, Bhutan: a prospective cohort study
Abstract
Background Presentation to the Emergency Department (ED) following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is not
uncommon, and resuscitation outcomes are generally poor. In a country like Bhutan, where emergency medicine is
still…
Background Presentation to the Emergency Department (ED) following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is not
uncommon, and resuscitation outcomes are generally poor. In a country like Bhutan, where emergency medicine is
still…
Rebound warfarin toxicity presenting
with spontaneous hemopericardium
in cardiac tamponade: a case report
Abstract
Background The spontaneous hemopericardium due to warfarin toxicity is uncommon but can be fatal if it leads to
cardiac tamponade and timely interventions are not administered.
Case presentation An 80-year-old male with a medical history…
Background The spontaneous hemopericardium due to warfarin toxicity is uncommon but can be fatal if it leads to
cardiac tamponade and timely interventions are not administered.
Case presentation An 80-year-old male with a medical history…
Frequency of ED visits and mortality among the adults with ESRD on twice-weekly maintenance hemodialysis at tertiary care hospital in Bhutan
Abstract
Background The burden of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing in Bhutan but there is limited data on the
emergency department (ED) visits among ESRD patients. This study aims to study the frequency of ED visits and one-
year…
Background The burden of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing in Bhutan but there is limited data on the
emergency department (ED) visits among ESRD patients. This study aims to study the frequency of ED visits and one-
year…
Case of scombroid syndrome mimicking an
anaphylactic fish allergy
Abstract
Background Scombroid syndrome, a pseudo-allergic reaction caused by histamine-contaminated fish, is often
mistaken for type I hypersensitivity reactions due to overlapping clinical presentations. Unlike IgE-mediated
anaphylaxis, Scombroid…
Background Scombroid syndrome, a pseudo-allergic reaction caused by histamine-contaminated fish, is often
mistaken for type I hypersensitivity reactions due to overlapping clinical presentations. Unlike IgE-mediated
anaphylaxis, Scombroid…
Utility of core to peripheral temperature gradient using infrared thermography in the assessment of patients with sepsis and septic
shock in the emergency medicine department
Abstract
Objective Sepsis is a disease affecting microcirculation, reflected in temperature changes between the core and the
skin. This study explores correlation of this gradient using infrared thermography (IRT) with mortality and markers…
Objective Sepsis is a disease affecting microcirculation, reflected in temperature changes between the core and the
skin. This study explores correlation of this gradient using infrared thermography (IRT) with mortality and markers…