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Evaluating the effect of a scenario-based pre-hospital trauma management training course on the knowledge and clinical skills of emergency medical service students
Implementing innovative educational methods is crucial for enhancing emergency technicians’ knowledge and skills in providing fundamental care for trauma patients. This study aims to assess the impact of a scenario-based pre-hospital trauma…
Knowledge, attitude, and determinant factors towards emergency first-aid utilization among public transport service drivers in Injibara, northwest Ethiopia
Providing timely first-aid by trained responders can reduce deaths and disabilities from road traffic accidents, a leading global cause of death. Ethiopia ranks 19th worldwide and 4th in Africa. Therefore, this study assesses the knowledge and,…
Clinical factors associated with the use of NIV in the pre-hospital setting in adult patients treated for acute COPD exacerbation: a single-center retrospective cohort study
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is a cornerstone in the management of acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations with respiratory failure. While extensively studied in hospital settings, limited data exist on its use in the…
Factors associated with early return visits to the emergency department in patients with vaso-occlusive crisis
This study included 120 VOC visits. The percentage of 72-hour ERV to the ED among VOC patients was 39.2%, in which 91.5% received opioids, and 31.9% were admitted during the return visit. Return visitors’ median age was 29, most of them were male.…
Enhancing clinical risk assessment in pediatric blunt abdominal trauma: A novel scoring system using ultrasound and laboratory data
Given the importance of diagnosing intra-abdominal injury (IAI) in children with blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) and preventing radiation exposure to children by avoiding CT scans, this study aimed to evaluate a scoring criterion based on ultrasound…
Effect of non-invasive rhythm control on outcomes in patients with first diagnosed atrial fibrillation presenting to an emergency department
Evidence suggests a benefit of a rhythm control approach in patients with a recent diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF). This study sought to evaluate clinical characteristics, treatment strategies and outcomes in patients with first diagnosed AF…
Trends in analgesia in prehospital trauma care: an analysis of 105.908 patients from the multicenter database TraumaRegister DGU®
The management of pain in patients with traumatic injuries is a common task for emergency medicine providers, particularly in the prehospital setting. However, for sufficient and safe analgesia, correct pain recording and documentation is also…
Unselected cardiac troponin testing and the diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the emergency department
Elevated cardiac troponin levels were identified in 13.4% of the study population (382/2,853). This included 19.5% of patients with clinically guided tests and 10.1% of those with non-clinical testing. The overall prevalence of type 1 myocardial…
Trauma hospital preparedness against natural and man-made disasters: a cross-sectional study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the trauma hospital preparedness in disasters of 2019.
Impact of the South Korean government’s medical school expansion announcement on pediatric emergency department visits
In February 2024, the South Korean government announced a 67% increase in medical school admissions (2,000 more students), leading to the resignation of approximately 10,000 residents from major university hospitals. This study investigated the…