Issue 1/2023
Content (146 Articles)
Survival and analysis of prognostic factors for severe burn patients with inhalation injury: based on the respiratory SOFA score
Qiang Ji, Jun Tang, Shulian Li, Junjie Chen
Prediction of pre-hospital blood transfusion in trauma patients based on scoring systems
Michal Plodr, Jana Berková, Radomír Hyšpler, Anatolij Truhlář, Jiří Páral, Jaromír Kočí
Under the chest pain center mechanism, whether the nursing handover affects the nursing efficiency and the outcomes of patients with STEMI in the emergency department? A retrospective study
Zhenyu Luo, Sihui Liu, Yunying Li, Shuyan Zhong
Not only COVID-19 disease impacts ambulance emergency demands but also lockdowns and quarantines
Séverine Vuilleumier, Thierry Spichiger, Sandrine Dénéréaz, Assunta Fiorentino
Effects of the establishment of trauma centres on the mortality rate among seriously injured patients: a propensity score matching retrospective study
Qiangping Zhou, Haijin Huang, Linhui Zheng, Haiming Chen, Yuanlin Zeng
Incidence management system of the healthcare institutions for disaster management in Sri Lanka
Nayani Umesha Rajapaksha, Chrishantha Abeysena, Aindralal Balasuriya, Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Suranga Manilgama, Yibeltal Assefa Alemu
Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index as effective predictor for in-hospital mortality of patients with cardiac arrest: a retrospective study
Nan Zhang, Qingting Lin, Hui Jiang, Huadong Zhu
Is it time to re-think FAST? A systematic review and meta-analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) and conventional ultrasound for initial assessment of abdominal trauma
Bayu Sutarjono, Matthew Kessel, Dorian Alexander, Ekjot Grewal
Time indices of pre-hospital EMS missions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Iran
Mohammadreza Sabbaghi, Mohammad Namazinia, Kheizaran Miri
Data quality assessment in emergency medical services: an objective approach
Mehrnaz Mashoufi, Haleh Ayatollahi, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Tahere Talebi Azad Boni
Peripheral blood monocyte status is a predictor for judging occurrence and development on sepsis in older adult population: a case control study
Qian Gao, Li Yang, Fei Teng, Shu‑Bin Guo
Improvement in the diagnosis and practices of emergency healthcare providers for heat emergencies after HEAT (heat emergency awareness & treatment) an educational intervention: a multicenter quasi-experimental study
Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Asrar Ali, Ahmed Raheem, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Shahan Waheed, Salima Mansoor Kerai, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Saima Salman, Syed Ghazanfar Saleem, Seemin Jamali, Junaid A. Razzak
Musculus psoas major morphology - a novel predictor of mortality in elderly polytraumatized patients
Gregor Wollner, Valerie Weihs, Stephan Frenzel, Silke Aldrian, Lukas Leopold Negrin
Operation of national coordinating service for interhospital transfer from emergency departments: experience and implications from Korea
Hye Sook Min, Ho Kyung Sung, Goeun Choi, Hyehyun Sung, Minhee Lee, Seong Jung Kim, Eunsil Ko
Plasma calprotectin as an indicator of need of transfer to intensive care in patients with suspected sepsis at the emergency department
Åsa Parke, Christian Unge, David Yu, Jonas Sundén-Cullberg, Kristoffer Strålin
Australian emergency department care for older adults diagnosed with low back pain of lumbar spine origin: a retrospective analysis of electronic medical record system data (2016–2019)
Katie de Luca, Andrew J McLachlan, Chris G Maher, Gustavo C Machado
Changes in emergency psychiatric consultations in time of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study in the Verona Academic Hospital over the two pandemic years 2020–2021
Luca Bodini, Chiara Bonetto, Antonio Maccagnani, Antonio Bonora, Enrico Polati, Giorgio Ricci, Ciro Paolillo, Francesco Amaddeo, Antonio Lasalvia
Epidemiological characteristics of deaths from road traffic accidents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a study based on traffic police records (2018–2020)
Micheal Alemayehu, Asfawesen Woldemeskel, Ararso Baru Olani, Tariku Bekelcho
Stress of emergency physicians during helicopter operations: impact of patients’ diagnoses, severity of diagnoses, and physicians’ work experience
Katja Petrowski, Camila Paola Malkewitz, Christian Schöniger, Mark Frank, Lorenz Theiler
Emergency department care experiences among members of equity-deserving groups: quantitative results from a cross-sectional mixed methods study
Susan A. Bartels, Meredith MacKenzie, Stuart L. Douglas, Amanda Collier, Jodie Pritchard, Eva Purkey, David Messenger, Melanie Walker
Analyzing the queuing theory at the emergency department at King Hussein cancer center
Mahmoud Salameh Qandeel, Islam Khaleel Al-Qudah, Riyad Nayfeh, Haitham Aryan, Omar Ajaj, Hisham Alkhatib, Yousef Hamdan
Self-reported skills and self-confidence in point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional nationwide survey amongst Finnish emergency physicians
Ossi Hannula, Ville Hällberg, Anna Meuronen, Olli Suominen, Suvi Rautiainen, Ari Palomäki, Harri Hyppölä, Ritva Vanninen, Kalle Mattila
Red cell distribution width and mortality in older patients with frailty in the emergency department
Janne Alakare, Kirsi Kemp, Timo Strandberg, Maaret Castrén, Jukka Tolonen, Veli-Pekka Harjola
When disaster strikes: staff recall and the use of staff recall systems during mass patient influx at Norwegian emergency primary health care centers – a cross-sectional study
Fredrik Femtehjell Friberg, Heléne Nilsson, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist Leonardsen
The study of nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management and control in emergency departments
Sajjad Ahmadi, Parya Vojdani, Hamid Reza MortezaBagi
Prehospital clinical practice guidelines for unintentional injuries: a scoping review and prioritisation process
Desmond Kuupiel, Nasreen S. Jessani, Jody Boffa, Celeste Naude, Emmy De Buck, Philippe Vandekerckhove, Michael McCaul
Point-of-care neutrophil CD64 as a rule in diagnostic test for bacterial infections in the emergency department
N. L. M. van de Ven, S. H. Bongers, R. Spijkerman, L. Koenderman, L. P. H. Leenen, F. Hietbrink, Thomas M. P. Nijdam, Bas J. J. Bindels, Nikita K. N. Jorritsma, Remi Verhaegh, Judith S. Spanjaard, Benjamin W. Verboeket, Duco Laane, Karlijn van Wessem, Wiebe Buitenwerf, Daan E. J. van Spengler, Eva Mulder, Nienke Vrisekoop, Harry Heijerma, Harriët M. R. van Goor, Amely Daza Zabaleta, Frederiek van den Bos, Feikje Stiphout, Karin A. H. Kaasjager, Emma Rademaker, Meri R. J. Varkila, Nikki de Mul, Olaf L. Cremer, Arjen Slooter, Maarten Limper, Helen Leavis, Eveline M. Delemarre, Aridaman Pandit, Femke van Wijk, Stefan Nierkens, Bernard N. Jukema, Chantal C. Clark, Arjan D. Barendrecht, Cor W. Seinen, Sandra Drost-Verhoef, Simone Smits, Naomi M. J. Parr, Sylvie A. E. Sebastian, Arnold C. Koekman, Annet C. van Wesel, Erhard van der Vries, Coen Maas, Steven de Maat, Saskia Haitjema, Imo E. Hoefer, Gerjen H. Tinnevelt, Jeroen J. Jansen
Equivalence of the top-down manoeuvre and bottom-up manoeuvre in speed and accuracy of identifying the cricothyroid membrane: a prospective randomised cross-over study
Yohei Kamikawa, Osamu Muto, Hiroyuki Hayashi
A phenomenological interview study with patients being non-conveyed in the ambulance service
Jakob Lederman, Caroline Löfvenmark, Therese Djärv, Veronica Lindström, Carina Elmqvist
Paediatric emergency medicine practice in Nigeria: a narrative review
Joy N. Eze, Benedict O. Edelu, Ikenna K. Ndu, Tagbo Oguonu
Anaemia in the first week may be associated with long-term mortality among critically ill patients: propensity score-based analyses
I-Hung Lin, Pei-Ya Liao, Li-Ting Wong, Ming-Cheng Chan, Chieh-Liang Wu, Wen-Cheng Chao
Characteristics of rib fracture patients who require chest computed tomography in the emergency department
Woosik Kim, Juhyun Song, Sungwoo Moon, Jooyeong Kim, Hanjin Cho, Jonghak Park, Sungjin Kim, Sejoong Ahn
Prolonged length of stay and its associated factors at adult emergency department in amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals, northwest Ethiopia
Asnake Gashaw Belayneh, Yemataw Zewdu Temachu, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Mignote Hailu Gebrie
War-related traumatic brain injuries during the Syrian armed conflict in Damascus 2014–2017: a cohort study and a literature review
Ibrahem Hanafi, Eskander Munder, Sulafa Ahmad, Iman Arabhamo, Suzan Alziab, Noor Badin, Ahmad Omarain, Mhd Khaled Jawish, Muhannad Saleh, Vera Nickl, Tamara Wipplinger, Christoph Wipplinger, Robert Nickl
Potential to enhance telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation with improved instructions - findings from a simulation-based manikin study with lay rescuers
Carlos Ramon Hölzing, Peter Brinkrolf, Camilla Metelmann, Bibiana Metelmann, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Mina Baumgarten
Emergency care in post-conflict settings: a systematic literature review
Kalin Werner, Mohini Kak, Christopher H. Herbst, Tracy Kuo Lin
Investigating the professional capability of triage nurses in the emergency department and its determinants: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran
Maryam Aghabarary, Zahra Pourghaedi, Mostafa Bijani
Assessing bystander first aid: development and validation of a First Aid Quality Assessment (FAQA) tool
Siri Idland, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Håkon Kvåle Bakke, Magnus Hjortdahl
Myocardial injury defined as elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is associated with higher mortality in patients seeking care at emergency departments with acute dyspnea
T Wessman, A Zorlak, Per Wändell, O Melander, AC Carlsson, T Ruge
Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review
Emma J. Adams, Lucy Morris, Goolnora Marshall, Frank Coffey, Philip D. Miller, Holly Blake
Fall injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of prospective injury registry from 23 health facilities in Malawi and Tanzania
Hendry R. Sawe, Wakisa Mulwafu, Linda Chokotho, Kevin Croke, Rachel Chamanga, Meyhar Mohammed, Jonna Bertfelt, Harrieth P. Ndumwa, Juma A. Mfinanga, Sveta Milusheva
Resuscitation room management of patients with non-traumatic critical illness in the emergency department (OBSERvE-DUS-study)
Janina Dziegielewski, Falko C. Schulte, Christian Jung, Georg Wolff, Oliver Hannappel, Philipp Kümpers, Michael Bernhard, Mark Michael
Ambulance referral of more than 2 hours could result in a high prevalence of medical-device-related pressure injuries (MDRPIs) with characteristics different from some inpatient settings: a descriptive observational study
Zhenyu Luo, Sihui Liu, Linhe Yang, Shuyan Zhong, Lihua Bai
The utility of the Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS) compared with three other early warning scores in predicting in-hospital mortality among COVID-19 patients in the emergency department: a multicenter validation study
Onlak Ruangsomboon, Nutthida Phanprasert, Supawich Jirathanavichai, Chanokporn Puchongmart, Phetsinee Boonmee, Netiporn Thirawattanasoot, Thawonrat Dorongthom, Nattakarn praphruetkit, Apichaya Monsomboon
The association between the experience of lay responders and response interval to medical emergencies in a rural area: an observational study
S. M. Starck, J. J. Jensen, L. Sarkisian, H. Schakow, C. Andersen, F. L. Henriksen
Effect of emergency physician-operated emergency short-stay ward on emergency department stay length and clinical outcomes: a case-control study
Sean Moon, Taegyun Kim, Heesu Park, Hayoung Kim, Jieun Shin, Yun Seong Park, Gaonsorae Wang
Impact of COVID-19-adapted guidelines using different airway management strategies on resuscitation quality in out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest – a randomised manikin study
Sean S. Scholz, Sissy Linder, Eugen Latka, Tobias Bartnick, Daniel Karla, Daniel Thaemel, Marlena Wolff, Odile Sauzet, Sebastian W. Rehberg, Karl-Christian Thies , Gerrit Jansen
The Rapid Arterial oCclusion Evaluation (RACE) scale accuracy for diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke in emergency department – A multicenter study
Hosein Rafiemanesh, Negin Barikro, Somayeh Karimi, Mehran Sotoodehnia, Alireza Jalali, Alireza Baratloo
Systematic review on the current state of disaster preparation Simulation Exercises (SimEx)
Syed Sarosh Mahdi, Hafsa Abrar Jafri, Raheel Allana, Gopi Battineni, Mariam Khawaja, Syeda Sakina, Daniyal Agha, Kiran Rehman, Francesco Amenta
Comparison between two triage scales requires testing users who do not have a known scale, with referent scenarios including all pathologies
Antoine Aubrion, Romain Clanet, Richard Macrez
Epidemiology of severe trauma in Navarra for 10 years: out-of-hospital/ in-hospital deaths and survivors
Eider Arbizu-Fernández, Alfredo Echarri-Sucunza, Arkaitz Galbete, Mariano Fortún-Moral, Tomas Belzunegui-Otano
Incidence and predictors of mortality among traumatic brain injury patients admitted to Amhara region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2022
Tiruye Azene Demlie, Mahlet Temesgen Alemu, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Fasil Wagnew, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen
Decision on non-conveyance of patients suspected of COVID-19 in a novel arrangement with assessment visits by paramedics at home
Vibe Maria Laden Nielsen, Tim Alex Lindskou, Ulla Møller Weinreich, Michael Skærbæk Jespersen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Henrik Bøggild
Ketamine versus etomidate for rapid sequence intubation in patients with trauma: a retrospective study in a level 1 trauma center in Korea
Jinjoo Kim, Kyoungwon Jung, Jonghwan Moon, Junsik Kwon, Byung Hee Kang, Jayoung Yoo, Seoyoung Song, Eunsook Bang, Sora Kim, Yo Huh
Facilitators and barriers to collaboration between pre-hospital emergency and emergency department in traffic accidents: a qualitative study
Hasan Jamshidi, Reza Khani Jazani, Ali Khani Jeihooni, Ahmad Alibabaei, Shahram Alamdari, Majid Najafi Kalyani
Correction: Investigating the professional capability of triage nurses in the emergency department and its determinants: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran
Maryam Aghabarary, Zahra Pourghaedi, Mostafa Bijani
The first positive evidence that training improves triage decisions in Greece: evidence from emergency nurses at an Academic Tertiary Care Emergency Department
Sofia-Chrysovalantou Zagalioti, Barbara Fyntanidou, Aristomenis Exadaktylos, Konstantinos Lallas, Mairi Ziaka
Emergency department-based injury surveillance information system: a conceptual model
Nader Mirani, Haleh Ayatollahi, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Kimia Zeraatkar
Correction: Systematic review on the current state of disaster preparation Simulation Exercises (SimEx)
Syed Sarosh Mahdi, Hafsa Abrar Jafri, Raheel Allana, Gopi Battineni, Mariam Khawaja, Syeda Sakina, Daniyal Agha, Kiran Rehman, Francesco Amenta
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical-seeking behavior in older adults by comparing the presenting complaints of the emergency department visits
Henry Chih-Hung Tai, Yi-Hao Kao, Yen-Wen Lai, Jiann-Hwa Chen, Wei-Lung Chen, Jui-Yuan Chung
Identification of low-acuity attendances in routine clinical information documented in German Emergency Departments
Anna Slagman, Antje Fischer-Rosinský, David Legg, Kristin Schmieder, Martin Möckel
Decision-making on the fly: a qualitative study of physicians in out-of-hospital emergency medical services
Ema Karmelić, Henrik Lindlöf, Jamie Linnea Luckhaus, Moa Malmqvist Castillo, Veronica Vicente, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Carl Savage
Heart rate responses in critical care trainees during airway intubation: a comparison between the simulated and clinical environments
Jackson Ji, Bridget Langley, Rachel Zordan, Julian van Dijk, Heidi Helene Graham Thies, Anjalee Brahmbhatt, Clarissa Torcasio, Neil Cunningham
Correction: Australian emergency department care for older adults diagnosed with low back pain of lumbar spine origin: a retrospective analysis of electronic medical record system data (2016–2019)
Katie de Luca, Andrew J McLachlan, Chris G Maher, Gustavo C Machado
Family & bystander experiences of emergency ambulance services care: a scoping review
Eillish Satchell, Melissa Carey, Bridget Dicker, Haydn Drake, Merryn Gott, Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Natalie Anderson
Traumatic cardiac arrest – a nationwide Danish study
Signe Amalie Wolthers, Theo Walther Jensen, Niklas Breindahl, Louise Milling, Stig Nikolaj Blomberg, Lars Bredevang Andersen, Søren Mikkelsen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Helle Collatz Christensen
A pilot, prospective trial of IntuBrite® versus Macintosh direct laryngoscopy for paramedic endotracheal intubation in out of hospital cardiac arrest
Przemysław Kluj, Michał Fedorczak, Tomasz Gaszyński, Paweł Ratajczyk
Hospital disaster preparedness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of English literature
Bashir Farah, Milena Pavlova, Wim Groot
Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South Africa
Aleksandra Pettke, Willem Stassen, Lucie Laflamme, Lee Alan Wallis, Marie Hasselberg
Factors related to the frequent use of emergency department services in Korea
Eun Deok Cho, Bomgyeol Kim, Do Hee Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Suk-Yong Jang, Tae Hyun Kim
Behavioural observation tool for patient involvement and collaboration in emergency care teams (PIC-ET-tool)
Hanna Dubois, Johan Creutzfeldt, Tanja Manser
Experience of a TelEmergency program in Colombia South America: descriptive observational study between 2019 and 2021
Carlos E. Vallejo-Bocanumen, Daniel Pérez-Martínez, Diana Carolina Quiceno-Salazar, Yésica Paola Mejía-Gonzalez, Juan F. García-Cano, Diana C. Martínez-Pérez
Association between natural hazards and postnatal care among the neonates in India: a step towards full coverage using geospatial approach
Papai Barman, Nawaj Sarif, Amiya Saha
Systemic review of age brackets in pediatric emergency medicine literature and the development of a universal age classification for pediatric emergency patients - the Munich Age Classification System (MACS)
Alexander Althammer, Stephan Prückner, Geogr Christian Gehring, Victoria Lieftüchter, Heiko Trentzsch, Florian Hoffmann
Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy / difficult intubation cases using upper airway ultrasound measurements in emergency department: a prospective observational study
Mehran Sotoodehnia, Maryam Khodayar, Alireza Jalali, Mehdi Momeni, Arash Safaie, Atefeh Abdollahi
Characterization of non-cardiac arrest PulsePoint activations in public and private settings
Jennifer Blackwood, Mohamud R. Daya, Ben Sorenson, Brian Schaeffer, Mike Dawson, Michael Charter, James Mark Nania, Julie Charbonneau, Jeremy Robertson, Michael Mancera, Chris Carbon, Dawn B. Jorgenson, Mengqi Gao, Richard Price, Chris Rosse, Thomas Rea
Mobile care - a possible future for emergency care in Sweden
Christofer Teske, Ghassan Mourad, Micha Milovanovic
Improving paramedic responses for patients dying at home: a theory of change-based approach
Jane Simpson, Bader Nael Remawi, Kieran Potts, Tania Blackmore, Maddy French, Karen Haydock, Richard Peters, Michael Hill, Oliver-Jon Tidball, Georgina Parker, Michelle Waddington, Nancy Preston
Experiences of patients and next of kin on informed consent process for emergency surgery in two Urban university teaching hospitals in Uganda: a comparative cross sectional study
Olivia Kituuka, Erisa Mwaka, Ian Munabi, Moses Galukande
What is the best way to keep the patient warm during technical rescue? Results from two prospective randomised controlled studies with healthy volunteers
Martin Lier, Christopher Jebens, Annette Lorey-Tews, Tim Heyne, Nils Kunze-Szikszay, Johannes Wieditz, Anselm Bräuer
Iranian nurses’ perceptions of core competencies required for disaster risk management
Faezeh Soltani Goki, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Amirreza Sabzi, Gulcan Taskiran Eskici, Jamileh Farokhzadian
Real-time monitoring of vitamin C levels in trauma patients by electron-spin resonance spectrometry
Ryuichi Takenaka, Shigekiyo Matsumoto, Shinichi Nureki, Shinsuke Wada, Yoshimasa Oyama, Teruo Sakamoto, Takaaki Kitano, Osamu Shigemitsu
Critical illness at the emergency department of a Tanzanian national hospital in a three-year period 2019–2021
Erick A. Mboya, Harrieth P. Ndumwa, Davis E. Amani, Paulina N. Nkondora, Victoria Mlele, Happines Biyengo, Ramadhan Mashoka, Rashan Haniffa, Abi Beane, Juma Mfinanga, Bruno F. Sunguya, Hendry R. Sawe, Tim Baker
Validation of the modified Alvarado score on patients attending A&E units with suspected appendicitis
Eszter Mán, András Szilágyi, Zsolt Simonka, Ferenc Rárosi, Zoltán Pető, György Lázár
Retraction Note: Injuries and outcomes resulting due to falls in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital – a cohort study
Salman Muhammad Soomar, Zeyanna Dhalla
Assessment of renal function indexes in methamphetamine or tramadol intoxication adults to the emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Alireza Amanollahi, Yadollah Mehrabi, Mohsen Sedighi, Hamed Basir Ghafouri, Amir Zahedi, Shahin Shadnia, Koorosh Etemad
An analysis of racial inequities in emergency department triage among patients with stroke-like symptoms in the United States
Gabriel Neves, John DeToledo, James Morris, K. Tom Xu
Knowledge and experience of paramedics concerning patients with hearing and visual disability
Nesrin Alharthy, Raghad Almotairy, Rahaf Aldulhum, Albatool Alghamdi, Reem Aquil, Ghada Alkharaan, Sara Alsuwais, Abdullah Alshibani
Assessment of adequacy and appropriateness of pain management practice among trauma patients at the Ethiopian Aabet Hospital: A prospective observational study
Wondwossen Alemu Ayano, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Melaku Tileku, Tilahun Jiru, Shemsu Umer Hussen
The general attributes and competence for nurses in a single responder unit: A modified Delphi study
Viivi Tikkanen, Marija Arsic, Maria Henricson
The outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and their predictors during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic in Iran
Afshin Goodarzi, Alireza Abdi, Hooman Ghasemi, Niloofar Darvishi, Rostam Jalali
Rethinking non-urgent EMS conveyance to ED during night-time - a pilot study in Southwest Finland
Aleksi Kasvi, Timo Iirola, Hilla Nordquist
Recognition of visual symptoms in stroke: a challenge to patients, bystanders, and Emergency Medical Services
Kristina Parsberg Berg, Viktor Frederik Idin Sørensen, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Helle Collatz Christensen, Christina Kruuse
Prehospital pulse pressure and mortality of septic shock patients cared for by a mobile intensive care unit
Romain Jouffroy, Basile Gilbert, Jean Pierre Tourtier, Emmanuel Bloch-Laine, Patrick Ecollan, Josiane Boularan, Vincent Bounes, Benoit Vivien, Papa Gueye
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on trauma-related emergency medical service in older people: a retrospective cohort study
Mohammadreza Sabbaghi, Kheizaran Miri, Mohammad Namazinia
The trend of change in the role of pre-hospital emergency medical services in Iran’s healthcare system: a situational analysis
Kheizaran Miri, Mohammadreza Sabbaghi, Seyyed Reza Mazlum, Mohammad Namazinia
Real world safety of methoxyflurane analgesia in the emergency setting: a comparative hybrid prospective-retrospective post-authorisation safety study
Nawab Qizilbash, Himanshu Kataria, Heather Jarman, Ben Bloom, Michelle Bradney, Maggie Oh, Sue Anne Yee, Ana Roncero, Ignacio Mendez, Stuart Pocock
Tourniquet self-application assessment in cold weather conditions
Carlos Yánez Benítez, Teófilo Lorente-Aznar, Idurre Labaka, Marcelo A. F. Ribeiro Jr, Yosu Viteri, Koji Morishita, Marta Baselga, Antonio Güemes
Police as first reponders improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
Clint Jean Louis, Marta Cildoz, Alfredo Echarri, Carlos Beaumont, Fermin Mallor, Robert Greif, Miguel Baigorri, Diego Reyero
Association between independent practice time and patient outcomes in the emergency department: a retrospective study of residents in three urban hospitals in Taiwan
Yi-Ying Chen, Patrick Chow-In Ko, Chien-Yu Chi, Kah Meng Chong, Yen-Pin Chen, Chien-Hua Huang
Application of analgesics in emergency services in Germany: a survey of the medical directors
Signe Vilcane, Olga Scharonow, Christian Weilbach, Maximilian Scharonow
Relationship between systolic blood pressure and mortality in older vs younger trauma patients – a retrospective multicentre observational study
Axel Benhamed, Brice Batomen, Valérie Boucher, Krishan Yadav, Chartelin Jean Isaac, Eric Mercier, Francis Bernard, Julien Blais-L’écuyer, Karim Tazarourte, Marcel Emond
Editorial: Optimizing opioid prescriptions in the emergency department
Ashraf A. Dahaba, Rishi S. Nannan Panday
Prospective observational study on clinical and epidemiological profile of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleed
Alok Raj, Nidhi Kaeley, Hari Prasad, Itish Patnaik, Yogesh Bahurupi, Shrirang Joshi, Krishna Shukla, Santosh Galagali, Sanket Patel
Medical emergencies at sea: an analysis of ambulance-supported and autonomously performed operations by lifeboat crews
Daphne M. Messelink, Gert-Jan van der Ploeg, Theo van der Linden, Roos D. Flameling, Joost J. L. M. Bierens
Outcomes and associated factors of traumatic brain injury among adult patients treated in Amhara regional state comprehensive specialized hospitals
Solomon G/Michael, Bewuketu Terefe, Marye Getnet Asfaw, Bikis Liyew
E-scooter-related orthopedic injuries and the treatments applied: are these scooters a new means of transportation or a new source of trauma?
Servet İğrek, İbrahim Ulusoy
Point of care gastric ultrasound to predict aspiration in patients undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation in the emergency medicine department
Reshma Asokan, Bharat Bhushan Bhardwaj, Naman Agrawal, Udit Chauhan, Aadya Pillai, Takshak Shankar, D. J. Lalneiruol, Himanshi Baid, Hannah Chawang, Sanket Mukeshkumar Patel
Medical experience as an influencing parameter in emergency medical care for psychiatric emergencies: retrospective analysis of a multicenter survey
Benedikt Schick, Benjamin Mayer, Constanze Hensel, Sebastian Schmid, Bettina Jungwirth, Eberhard Barth, Claus-Martin Muth, Stephan Katzenschlager, Carlos Schönfeldt-Lecuona
Exploratory laparotomy during the battle of Mosul, 2016–2017: results from a tertiary civilian hospital in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
Måns Muhrbeck, Aron Egelko, Rawand Musheer Haweizy, Johan von Schreeb, Andreas Älgå
Emergency care utilization and patients’ outcome before and after COVID-19 national lockdown in Iran: a cross-sectional study
Vahid Ghanbari, Alireza Khatony, Maryam Janatolmakan, Shahab Rezaeian, Leili Rostamnia
Teledermatology in an emergency department: benefits and gaps
Adinia Santosa, Zisheng Li, Nisha Suyien Chandran
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on advanced life support units’ prehospital management of the stroke code in four Spanish regions: an observational study
Nicolás Riera-López, Francisco Aranda-Aguilar, Montse Gorchs-Molist, Jose Antonio Iglesias-Vázquez
Left with a Sisyphean task – the experiences of nurse practitioners with treating non-suicidal self-injury in the emergency department: a descriptive qualitative study
Kickan Roed, Cecilie Rostrup Brauner, Senayt Yigzaw, Julie Midtgaard
Patient factors associated with conveyance decision-making by Emergency Medical Services professionals in patients with a syncope: a cross-sectional factorial survey design
B. Bastiaan A. Ort, Lucia G. uit het Broek, Harm de Bruin, Reinier P. Akkermans, Ben Goosselink, Hester Vermeulen, Remco H.A. Ebben, Lilian C.M. Vloet, Sivera A.A. Berben
Raring to go? A cross-sectional survey of student paramedics on how well they perceive their UK pre-registration course to be preparing them to manage suspected seizures
Adam J. Noble, Carolyn Lees, Kay Hughes, Lucy Almond, Hesham Ibrahim, Cerys Broadbent, Pete Dixon, Anthony G. Marson
Factors contributing to uncertainty in paediatric abdominal ultrasound reports in the paediatric emergency department
Soyun Hwang, Hyun Jung Chung, Joong Wan Park, Eui Jun Lee, Ha Ni Lee, Jin Hee Kim, Jie Hee Jue, Young Hun Choi, Jae Yun Jung
Assessment of frailty by paramedics using the clinical frailty scale - an inter-rater reliability and accuracy study
Christophe A. Fehlmann, Loric Stuby, Christophe Graf, Matthieu Genoud, Rebecca Rigney, Judah Goldstein, Debra Eagles, Laurent Suppan
Multi-centric study for development and validation of a CT head rule for mild traumatic brain injury in direct oral anticoagulants: the HERO-M nomogram
Naria Park, Greta Barbieri, Gianni Turcato, Alessandro Cipriano, Arian Zaboli, Sara Giampaoli, Antonio Bonora, Giorgio Ricci, Massimo Santini, Lorenzo Ghiadoni
Establishing the core elements of a frailty at the front door model of care using a modified real-time Delphi technique
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