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Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on early
features of carbon monoxide poisoning
focusing on neurological symptoms
Abstract
Background Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication due to suicide attempts or accidental exposure is a critical problem
in Korea. Patients with CO intoxication can experience various neurologic and systemic symptoms. Although some
of these…
Background Carbon monoxide (CO) intoxication due to suicide attempts or accidental exposure is a critical problem
in Korea. Patients with CO intoxication can experience various neurologic and systemic symptoms. Although some
of these…
Why extreme heat weather is a global health
emergency: a retrospective analysis
Abstract
Background Extreme heat events are increasingly recognized as a critical global health threat, exacerbated by rising
temperatures and climate change. The distribution, frequency, and health impacts of these events vary…
Background Extreme heat events are increasingly recognized as a critical global health threat, exacerbated by rising
temperatures and climate change. The distribution, frequency, and health impacts of these events vary…
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…
Incidence and risk factors of contrast-
associated acute kidney injury in patients
hospitalised after contrast-enhanced
computed tomography in the emergency
department
Abstract
Background Since 1930 it has been accepted that intravenous injection of iodinated contrast agent as part of
contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) imaging can induce a contrast-associated acute kidney injury
(CA-AKI). For the last…
Background Since 1930 it has been accepted that intravenous injection of iodinated contrast agent as part of
contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) imaging can induce a contrast-associated acute kidney injury
(CA-AKI). For the last…
Urgent diagnosis of hereditary angioedema
in the ICU and ED: the critical role of rapid
complement testing – a case report
Abstract
Background Hereditary angioedema (HAE) affects 1.22 people per 100,000 worldwide, and can cause fatal airway
obstruction due to laryngeal oedema. Diagnosis is often delayed by several years, due to rarity, and similarity to more
common…
Background Hereditary angioedema (HAE) affects 1.22 people per 100,000 worldwide, and can cause fatal airway
obstruction due to laryngeal oedema. Diagnosis is often delayed by several years, due to rarity, and similarity to more
common…
Rapid perfusion ultrasonography in the
assessment of axillary venous catheter tip
position: a prospective observational study
Abstract
Background The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of saline rapid perfusion ultrasonography in assessing
the catheter tip position in axillary vein cannulation.
Methods This prospective observational single-center study was…
Background The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of saline rapid perfusion ultrasonography in assessing
the catheter tip position in axillary vein cannulation.
Methods This prospective observational single-center study was…
Clinical and toxicological epidemiology
of intoxications by new psychoactive
substances in Reunion Island
Abstract
Background New psychoactive substances (NPS) represent a growing concern for emergency medicine due to their
unpredictable toxicity and limited detectability in routine screening. Reunion Island, French territories in the Indian
Ocean,…
Background New psychoactive substances (NPS) represent a growing concern for emergency medicine due to their
unpredictable toxicity and limited detectability in routine screening. Reunion Island, French territories in the Indian
Ocean,…
Comparing the predictive power
of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS)
and Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS)
for ICU admission in respiratory patients
during the COVID-19 pandemic: A multicenter
cross-sectional study
Abstract
Background Early identification of clinical deterioration in respiratory patients is essential for timely intervention
and ICU admission in emergency departments. The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and the Modified Early
Warning…
Background Early identification of clinical deterioration in respiratory patients is essential for timely intervention
and ICU admission in emergency departments. The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and the Modified Early
Warning…
Factors affecting disaster preparedness
in prehospital emergency dispatch centers:
mapping of expert perspectives
Abstract
Background and Objectives Prehospital emergency dispatch centers play a pivotal role in disaster response, yet
their preparedness is often inadequate, particularly in low-resource settings such as Iran. This study aimed to explore
the…
Background and Objectives Prehospital emergency dispatch centers play a pivotal role in disaster response, yet
their preparedness is often inadequate, particularly in low-resource settings such as Iran. This study aimed to explore
the…
Mortality and reproducibility of calcium
measurements in patients with hypercalcemia
reporting to the emergency department of a
tertiary German hospital
Abstract
Background Severe hypercalcemia often results in the referral of patients to the emergency department (ED), as
life-threatening consequences are feared. However, the available literature concerning the causes of hypercalcemia,
mortality…
Background Severe hypercalcemia often results in the referral of patients to the emergency department (ED), as
life-threatening consequences are feared. However, the available literature concerning the causes of hypercalcemia,
mortality…