Issue 1/2024
Content (84 Articles)
Nurses’ challenges for disaster response: a qualitative study
Jamileh Farokhzadian, Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Gülcan Taskiran Eskici, Faezeh Soltani Goki
Effects of an advanced first aid course or real-time video communication with ambulance personnel on layperson first response for building-site severe injury events: a simulation study
Hans Hedberg, Pia Hedberg, Jonas Aléx, Sofia Karlsson, Michael Haney
Transfusion practice in Central Norway – a regional cohort study in patients suffering from major haemorrhage
Marte Irene Skille Carlsen, Jostein Rødseth Brede, Christian Medby, Oddvar Uleberg
Nurses’ experiences of providing medical services during the Kermanshah earthquake in Iran: a qualitative study
Khadijeh Akbari, Arezoo Yari, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh
Creating and evaluating the score to assess overdose: the OD score
Kazuki Nagashima, Nobuhiro Yasuno, Machiko Watanabe
Prehospital ultrasound scanning for abdominal free fluid detection in trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kun-Te Lin, Zih-Yang Lin, Cheng-Chieh Huang, Shang-Yan Yu, Jing-Lan Huang, Jian-Houng Lin, Yan-Ren Lin
Effect of acute alcohol consumption on blunt bowel mesenteric injury: a retrospective analysis
Ting-Min Hsieh, Kuo-Chen Huang, Po-Chun Chuang, Chun-Ting Liu, Bei-Yu Wu, Ching-Hua Hsieh, Fu-Jen Cheng
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transfers between long-term care and emergency departments across Alberta
Leanna Wyer, Yair Guterman, Vivian Ewa, Eddy Lang, Peter Faris, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc
Factors associated with prolonged on-scene time in ambulance transportation among patients with minor diseases or injuries in Japan: a population-based observational study
Keiko Ueno, Chie Teramoto, Daisuke Nishioka, Shiho Kino, Hiroyuki Sawatari, Kazuaki Tanabe
Epidemiology of patients assessed for trauma by Swedish ambulance services: a retrospective registry study
Glenn Larsson, Christer Axelsson, Magnus Andersson Hagiwara, Johan Herlitz, Håkan Klementsson, Thomas Troëng, Carl Magnusson
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prehospital and in-hospital treatment and outcomes of patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a Japanese multicenter cohort study
Chie Tanaka, Takashi Tagami, Junya Kaneko, Nobuya Kitamura, Hideo Yasunaga, Shotaro Aso, Munekazu Takeda, Masamune Kuno
The effectiveness of allied health and nurse practitioner models-of-care in managing musculoskeletal conditions in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Simon P Vella, Alla Melman, Danielle Coombs, Christopher G Maher, Michael S Swain, Elizabeth Monk, Gustavo C Machado
Reality of treatment for severely injured patients: are there age-specific differences?
Teresa Maek, Ulrike Fochtmann, Pascal Jungbluth, Bastian Pass, Rolf Lefering, Carsten Schoeneberg, Sven Lendemans, Bjoern Hussmann
Comparing the efficacy of intravenous morphine versus ibuprofen or the combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in patients with closed limb fractures: a randomized clinical trial
Mehdi Nasr Isfahani, Hossein Etesami, Omid Ahmadi, Babak Masoumi
Factors associated with serious abdominal conditions in geriatric patients visiting the emergency department
Ar-aishah Dadeh, Wasitthee Uppakarnnuntakul
A hybrid strategy using an ambulance and a helicopter to convey thrombectomy candidates to definite care: a prospective observational study
Pauli Vuorinen, Piritta Setälä, Jyrki Ollikainen, Sanna Hoppu
Effect of wet clothing removal on skin temperature in subjects exposed to cold and wrapped in a vapor barrier: a human, randomized, crossover field study
Linn Therese Hagen, Guttorm Brattebø, Jörg Assmus Dipl-Math, Øystein Wiggen, Øyvind Østerås, Sigurd Mydske, Øyvind Thomassen
Acute care pathway assessed through performance indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic in OECD countries (2020–2021): a scoping review
Ana Sofia V. Carvalho, Bente Broekema, Óscar Brito Fernandes, Niek Klazinga, Dionne Kringos
Machine learning models for predicting unscheduled return visits to an emergency department: a scoping review
Yi-Chih Lee, Chip-Jin Ng, Chun-Chuan Hsu, Chien-Wei Cheng, Shou-Yen Chen
Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review
Shandiz Moslehi, Mohammad Masbi, Nader Noori, Fereshteh Taheri, Samira Soleimanpour, Sajjad Narimani
Missed nursing care in emergency departments: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Zahra Rooddehghan, Hamid Karimi, Esmaeil Mohammadnejad, Leila Sayadi, Shima Haghani, Raoofeh Karimi
Healthcare risk stratification model for emergency departments based on drugs, income and comorbidities: the DICER-score
Jesús Ruiz-Ramos, Emili Vela, David Monterde, Marta Blazquez-Andion, Mireia Puig-Campmany, Jordi Piera-Jiménez, Gerard Carot, Ana María Juanes-Borrego
Psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of Emergency Medical Services- Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (EMS-SAQ)
Roohangiz Norouzinia, Maryam Aghabarary, Pardis Rahmatpour
Emergency physician personnel crisis: a survey on attitudes of new generations in Slovenia
Luka Petravić, Boštjan Bajec, Evgenija Burger, Eva Tiefengraber, Ana Slavec, Matej Strnad
Reverse shock index multiplied by simplified motor score as a predictor of clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19
Meng-Yu Wu, Yueh-Tseng Hou, Jui-Yuan Chung, Giou-Teng Yiang
Development and inter-rater reliability of a simple prehospital mobility score for use in emergency patients
Søren Westh Asmussen, Jacob Metze Holme, Kurt Joensen, Stine Ibsen, Henrik Bøggild, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Tim Alex Lindskou
Developing a set of emergency department performance measures to evaluate delirium care quality for older adults: a modified e-Delphi study
Sarah Filiatreault, Sara A. Kreindler, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Alecs Chochinov, Malcolm B. Doupe
Identifying quality indicators to measure workplace violence in healthcare settings: a rapid review
Brendan Lyver, Jaswanth Gorla, Christian Schulz-Quach, Melanie Anderson, Brendan Singh, Trevor Hanagan, Jennifer Haines, Rickinder Sethi
Earthquake victims in focus: a cross-sectional examination of trauma and management in intensive care unit
Kaniye Aydin, Aysun Ozel Yesilyurt, Ferhat Cetinkaya, Mehmet Gokhan Gok, Omer Dogan, Dilek Ozcengiz
Digital stressors and resources perceived by emergency physicians and associations to their digital stress perception, mental health, job satisfaction and work engagement
Monika Bernburg, Anika Tell, David A. Groneberg, Stefanie Mache
Mortality of traumatic chest injury and its predictors across sub-saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2024
Ousman Adal, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tadele Fentabil Anagaw, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Destaw Endeshaw, Amare Mebrat Delie
Emergency department utilisation and treatment for trauma-related presentations of adolescents aged 16–18: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Lara Brockhus, Elias Hofmann, Kristina Keitel, Martina Bärtsch, Martin Müller, Jolanta Klukowska-Rötzler
The non-conveyance of trauma patients in Swedish emergency medical services: a retrospective observational study of the trauma population not transported to an emergency department
Glenn Larsson, Jana Eldh, Elisabeth Hagman, Magnus Andersson Hagiwara
Characteristics of the most severely ill and injured patients in a Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service: a retrospective cohort study
Eirik Ringen, Helge Haugland, Jostein Rødseth Brede
Prognostic effects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) start time and the interval between CPR to extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) on patient outcomes under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): a single-center, retrospective observational study
Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Ibrahim Fawzy Hassan, Farshid Rahimi-Bashar, Hussam Elmelliti, Mahmood Salesi, Hazim Alqahwachi, Fatima Albazoon, Anzila Akbar, Ahmed Labib Shehata, Abdulsalam Saif Ibrahim, Ali Ait Hssain
Association between social support and ambulance use among older people in Japan: an empirical cross-sectional study
Yotaro Asano, Tomo Takasugi, Keiko Ueno, Naoki Kondo, Atsuto Yoshino, Toshiyuki Ojima
Perceptions of professional challenges by emergency medical services providers: a qualitative content analysis study
Afshin Khazaei, Ali Afshari, Mahnaz Khatiban, Seyed Reza Borzou, Khodayar Oshvandi, Majedeh Nabavian, Maryam Maddineshat
Applying Sydney Triage to Admission Risk Tool (START) to improve patient flow in emergency departments: a multicentre randomised, implementation study
Saartje Berendsen Russell, Radhika V Seimon, Emma Dixon, Margaret Murphy, Matthew Vukasovic, Nicole Bohlken, Sharon Taylor, Zoe Cooper, Jennifer Scruton, Nitin Jain, Michael M Dinh
Derivation of the Difficult Airway Physiological Score (DAPS) in adults undergoing endotracheal intubation in the emergency department
Shahan Waheed, Junaid Abdul Razzak, Nadeemullah Khan, Ahmed Raheem, Asad Iqbal Mian
Patient experience of non-conveyance in the EMS of Southwest Finland: a descriptive survey study
Eetu Skaffari, Timo Iirola, Hilla Nordquist
Telephone triage and dispatch of ambulances to patients with suspected and verified acute stroke - a descriptive study
Bjørn Jamtli, Maren Ranhoff Hov, Trine Møgster Jørgensen, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Else Charlotte Sandset, Håvard Wahl Kongsgård, Camilla Hardeland
Time to recovery and its predictors following traumatic injuries among injured victims in Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North East of Ethiopia, 2022: a retrospective follow-up study
Lehulu Tilahun, Mulusew Zeleke, Birhanu Desu, Kirubel Dagnew, Aytenew Nega, Endalk Birrie, Nathan Estifanos, Akele Tegegne, Asresu Feleke
Health-related social needs information in the emergency department: clinician and patient perspectives on availability and use
Olena Mazurenko, Adam T Hirsh, Christopher A Harle, Cassidy McNamee, Joshua R Vest
Evaluating CPR training: simulation vs. webinars for Iranian emergency medical technicians during COVID-19
Shoaib Sarboozi-Hosseinabadi, Gholamreza Sharifzadeh, Seyed Mohammadreza Hosseini
Evaluating emergency response at a hospital near the Gaza border within 24 h of increased conflict
Hezi Levi, Gili Givaty, Yaniv S. Ovadia, Yaniv Alon, Mor Saban
Evaluating the disaster preparedness of emergency medical services (EMS) facilities: a cross-sectional investigation in Iran
Mehdi Beyrami Jam, Mohsen Aminizadeh, Yousof Akbari-Shahrestanaki, Hamid Reza Khankeh
A mapping review of interventions to address patients who frequently seek care in the emergency department
Ally Memedovich, Benedicta Asante, Maha Khan, Nkiruka Eze, Brian R. Holroyd, Eddy Lang, Sherri Kashuba, Fiona Clement
Paramedic attitudes and experiences working as a community paramedic: a qualitative survey
Aarani Paramalingam, Andrea Ziesmann, Melissa Pirrie, Francine Marzanek, Ricardo Angeles, Gina Agarwal
Impact of the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department-to-intensive care unit admissions in Korea: an interrupted time-series analysis
Kyung-Shin Lee, Changwoo Han, Hye Sook Min, Jeehye Lee, Seok Hwa Youn, Younghwan Kim, Jae Young Moon, Young Seok Lee, Su Jin Kim, Ho Kyung Sung
ERASE: a feasible early warning tool for elder abuse, developed for use in the Dutch emergency department
Miriam E. van Houten, Lilian C. M. Vloet, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Brigitte van de Kerkhof-van Bon, Anneriek de Rooij, Marieke Verhoeven, Wilhelmina M. E. Bil, Jacinta A. Lucke, Yvonne Schoon, Sivera A. A. Berben
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on interhospital transfer of patients with major trauma in Korea: a retrospective cohort study
Sung Hoon Cho, Woo Young Nho, Dong Eun Lee, Jae Yun Ahn, Joon-Woo Kim, Kyoung Hoon Lim, Hyun Wook Ryoo, Jong Kun Kim
Models to predict length of stay in the emergency department: a systematic literature review and appraisal
Raheleh Mahboub Farimani, Hesam Karim, Alireza Atashi, Fariba Tohidinezhad, Kambiz Bahaadini, Ameen Abu-Hanna, Saeid Eslami
Cutoff of the reverse shock index multiplied by the Glasgow coma scale for predicting in-hospital mortality in adult patients with trauma: a retrospective cohort study
Jun Seong Park, Sol Ji Choi, Min Joung Kim, So Yeon Choi, Ha Yan Kim, Yoo Seok Park, Sung Phil Chung, Ji Hwan Lee
How much time do emergency department physicians spend on medication-related tasks? A time- and-motion study
Tine Johnsgård, Renate Elenjord, Renata Vesela Holis, Marit Waaseth, Birgitte Zahl-Holmstad, Marie Fagerli, Kristian Svendsen, Elin Christina Lehnbom, Eirik Hugaas Ofstad, Torsten Risør, Beate Hennie Garcia
Mortality and its predictors in abdominal injury across sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis
Destaw Endeshaw, Amare Mebrat Delie, Ousman Adal, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tadele Fentabel Anagaw, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta
An observational study on the impact of overcrowding towards door-to-antibiotic time among sepsis patients presented to emergency department of a tertiary academic hospital
Evelyn Yi Wen Chau, Afliza Abu Bakar, Aireen Binti Zamhot, Ida Zarina Zaini, Siti Norafida Binti Adanan, Dazlin Masdiana Binti Sabardin
Changes in temperature in preheated crystalloids at ambient temperatures relevant to a prehospital setting: an experimental simulation study with the application of prehospital treatment of trauma patients suffering from accidental hypothermia
Emil Jensen, Helena Rentzhog, Johan Herlitz, Christer Axelsson, Peter Lundgren
Do emergency medical dispatchers choose the same response to serious injury in men and women – a qualitative study
Marlene Mellum, Raika Saei, Guttorm Brattebø, Torben Wisborg
Prognosis prediction of procalcitonin within 24 h for acute diquat poisoning
Cheng He, Liguo Liang, Yu Zhang, Tianyi Wang, Rongyang Wang
Psychosocial working conditions, perceived patient safety and their association in emergency medical services workers in Germany – a cross-sectional study
Antonia Elsässer, Annegret Dreher, Reinhard Pietrowsky, Frank Flake, Adrian Loerbroks
Is alcohol and psychoactive medication use associated with excess hospital length-of-stay and admission frequency? A cross-sectional, observational study
Danil Gamboa, Saranda Kabashi, Benedicte Jørgenrud, Anners Lerdal, Gudmund Nordby, Stig Tore Bogstrand
Clinical presentation and management of methanol poisoning outbreaks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a retrospective analysis
Faisal Alhusain, Mohammed Alshalhoub, Moath Bin Homaid, Laila Carolina Abu Esba, Mohammad Alghafees, Mohammad Al Deeb
Survival benefits of interventional radiology and surgical teams collaboration during primary trauma surveys: a single-centre retrospective cohort study
Ichiro Okada, Toru Hifumi, Hisashi Yoneyama, Kazushige Inoue, Satoshi Seki, Ippei Jimbo, Hiroaki Takada, Koichi Nagasawa, Saiko Kohara, Tsuyoshi Hishikawa, Hiroki Shiojima, Eiju Hasegawa, Kohei Morimoto, Yoshiaki Ichinose, Fumie Sato, Nobuaki Kiriu, Junichi Matsumoto, Shoji Yokobori
Exploring paramedic perspectives on emergency medical service (EMS) delivery in Alberta: a qualitative study
Janna Newton, Travis Carpenter, Jennifer Zwicker
A retrospective audit of adult and paediatric anaphylaxis management from two Australian metropolitan mixed emergency departments
A Thomas, J Delic, P Hudson, M Batchelor, H Johannsen, LE Grzeskowiak
Hospital preparedness assessment for road traffic accidents with mass casualties: a cross-sectional study in Kurdistan Province, Iran
Arezoo Yari, Hamed Hassanzadeh, Kourosh Akhbari, Mohamad Esmaeil Motlagh, Khaled Rahmani, Yadolah Zarezadeh
An important issue of burnout among pre-hospital emergency medical personnel in Chengdu: a cross-sectional study
ZhiJiang Liu, Li Luo, Hang Dai, Bihua Zhang, Lin Ma, Tao Xiang
Assessing unsafe behaviors and their relationship with work-related factors among EMS staff in Iran: a cross-sectional study
Reza Asadi-JabehDar, Rajab Dashti-Kalantar, Saeid Mehri, Alireza Mirzaei, Aghil Habibi Soola
Predicting the need for urgent endoscopic intervention in lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective review
Barzany Ridha, Nigel Hey, Lauren Ritchie, Ryan Toews, Zachary Turcotte, Brad Jamison
Identifying mitigation strategies of comprehensive health centers against dust hazard: a qualitative study in Iran
Arezoo Sarani, Asghar Tavan, Kambiz Bahaadinbeigy, Mohsen Aminzadeh, Seyed Mobin Moradi, Gholamreza Khademipour, Hojjat Farahmandnia
Strengthening care for emergencies: what is the level of awareness and utilization of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in FCT, Nigeria?
Sunday Eke Nto, Toluwani Oluwatola, Olugbemisola Samuel, Hilary Okagbue, Sunday Atobatele, Andikan Ibanga, Abdullahi Adegoke, Doubra Emuren, Saidu Ahmed Dumbulwa, Sidney Sampson, Saheed Dipo Isiaka, Salamatu Sadiq
Exploring the consequences of nurses’ involvement in disaster response: findings from a qualitative content analysis study
Jamileh Farokhzadian, Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Gülcan Taskiran Eskici, Faezeh Soltani Goki
Is a randomised controlled trial of take home naloxone distributed in emergency settings likely to be feasible and acceptable? Findings from a UK qualitative study exploring perspectives of people who use opioids and emergency services staff
FC Sampson, J Hughes, J Long, P Buykx, SW Goodacre, H Snooks, A Edwards, Bridie Evans, Jenna Jones, Chris Moore, Sasha Johnston
Association of inflammatory biomarkers with overall survival in burn patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Shima Nourigheimasi, Erfan Yazdani, Arshin Ghaedi, Monireh Khanzadeh, Brandon Lucke-Wold, Emma Dioso, Aida Bazrgar, Mehrnoosh Ebadi, Shokoufeh Khanzadeh
Exploring factors influencing time from dispatch to unit availability according to the transport decision in the pre-hospital setting: an exploratory study
Hassan Farhat, Ahmed Makhlouf, Padarath Gangaram, Kawther El Aifa, Mohamed Chaker Khenissi, Ian Howland, Cyrine Abid, Andre Jones, Ian Howard, Nicholas Castle, Loua Al Shaikh, Moncef Khadhraoui, Imed Gargouri, James Laughton, Guillaume Alinier
Diastolic/systolic blood pressure ratio for predicting febrile children with sepsis and progress to septic shock in the emergency department
Chun-Ting Mu, Ying-Jui Lin, Chih-Ho Chen, Shao-Hsuan Hsia, Jainn-Jim Lin, Oi-Wa Chan, Chen-Wei Yen, Chun-Che Chiu, Han-Pi Chang, Ya-Ting Su, En-Pei Lee
Impact of intravenous accessibility and prehospital epinephrine use on survival outcomes of adult nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients
Song Yi Park, Byungho Choi, Sun Hyu Kim
Low-dose short infusion ketamine as adjunct to morphine for acute long bone fracture in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial
Elisa Audrey Eddie, Ahmad Zulkarnain Bin Ahmad Zahedi, Sabariah Faizah Binti Jamaluddin, Julina Md Noor
The practice and determinants of ambulance service utilization in pre-hospital settings, Jimma City, Ethiopia
Mohammed Ahmed Adem, Zewdu Baye Tezera, Chilot Desta Agegnehu
The predictive value of the Kampala Trauma Score (KTS) in the outcome of multi-traumatic patients compared to the estimated Injury Severity Score (eISS)
Zahra Hakimzadeh, Samad Shams Vahdati, Alireza Ala, Farzad Rahmani, Rouzbeh Rajaei Ghafouri, Mehran Jaberinezhad
Health mediation does not reduce the readmission rate of frequent users of emergency departments living in precarious conditions: what lessons can be learned from this randomised controlled trial?
Michel Rotily, Nicolas Persico, Aurore Lamouroux, Ana Cristina Rojas-Vergara, Anderson Loundou, Mohamed Boucekine, Themistoklis Apostolidis, Sophie Odena, Celia Chischportich, Pascal Auquier
Effectiveness of implementation strategies for increasing clinicians’ use of five validated imaging decision rules for musculoskeletal injuries: a systematic review
Priti Kharel, Joshua R. Zadro, Grace Wong, Kittirut Rojanabenjawong, Adrian Traeger, James Linklater, Christopher G. Maher