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Exploring Saudi paramedics’ experiences in managing adult trauma cases: a qualitative study
A total of 20 paramedics were recruited and interviewed. They identified challenges in trauma response, including coordinating care, ensuring the accuracy and accessibility of patient information, and maintaining confidence and readiness.…
Human trafficking screening in Saskatoon Emergency Departments: What can be learned from high-risk patient presentations?
None of the charts (0%) included in this study had any documentation around screening for human trafficking. Furthermore, 21.1% of the high-risk patient charts included in this study -- which included many patients with a discharge diagnosis of…
Epidemiological pattern of injuries among road traffic crash victims: the first experience of a large tertiary care hospital in the West Bank of Palestine
A total of 1,544 victims of traffic road injuries were included in this study. Lower limb (43.0%), neck (41.2), and upper limb (39.8%) injuries were the most common types of road traffic injuries sustained by the victims admitted to the large…
Available equipment for traumatic haemorrhage management in Austrian prehospital physician response units: a nationwide survey and analysis of guideline adherence
The survey achieved a 96% response rate, revealing that essential equipment like pelvic binders and tranexamic acid was available in all units, with tourniquets present in 99% of them. However, few services carried advanced equipment for procedures…
Characteristics and survival of hospitalized combat casualties during two major conflicts between Israel and Hamas: 2023 versus 2014
Of the 1,198 study subjects, 67.8% belonged to the 2023 cohort and 32.2% to the 2014 cohort. The percentage of casualties with severe and critical injuries (Injury Severity Score [ISS] 16–75) was higher among the 2023 cohort (18.6% vs. 13.7%,…
Evaluation of droperidol use in the emergency department: a retrospective analysis of QTc prolongation and adverse events
A total of 327 administrations of droperidol were identified in 245 patients in the ED. The composite safety endpoint occurred in 30 (9.1%) administrations. None of these events were classified as “probable” or “definite” on the Naranjo adverse drug…
Comparison of the effects of group and individual reflection methods on self-regulated learning strategies and learning motivation among emergency medical technicians: a quasi-experimental study
The mean score of self-regulation learning strategies and learning motivation significantly increased in the group reflection arm after the intervention (p
The prehospital paediatric emergency care burden managed by a public ambulance service in the Western Cape, South Africa
In the 87 457 cases, there was a similar distribution between the primary cases (50.7%) and interfacility transfers (49.3%). Most activations emanated from rural areas (47 980, 54.9%), with respiratory emergencies (30 934, 35.4%), non-cardiac pain…
Self-assessment and learning motivation in emergency point-of-care ultrasound: an online pilot investigation in German physicians
Overall, the motivation to learn was high, while self-assessment showed no significant overconfidence in POCUS. The rate of correct diagnoses based on the loops was relatively low. As a result, we did not detect overconfidence effects in participants…
Association between glottis screen location and intubation difficulty: a retrospective video laryngoscopy study
Among 209 laryngoscopy records, 113 had the arytenoid in the lower field of view and 96 in the upper field. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a significantly lower cumulative success rate for intubations with a higher arytenoid location (log-rank test, P