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Improving the performance of a triage scale for chest pain patients admitted to emergency departments: combining cardiovascular risk factors and electrocardiogram
Background: The triage of patients presenting with chest pain on admission to the emergency department uses
scales based on patient clinical presentation or an electrocardiogram (ECG). These scales have diferent sensitivity and
specifcity.…
scales based on patient clinical presentation or an electrocardiogram (ECG). These scales have diferent sensitivity and
specifcity.…
International Emergency Nursing Vol. 56 May 2021
Evaluation and treatment of pain in the pre-hospital setting. A comparison
between patients with a hip injury, chest pain and abdominal pain
Background: A large proportion of patients who call 112 in Sweden do so because of pain. The purpose of this study was to compare three of the most common types of pain presented by the patients: chest pain, abdominal pain and hip injury, in terms of…