Enhancing Emergency Care: Capacity Building in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Accident and Emergency Staff at a Ghanaian Emergency Department [PDF]
Emergency Medicine InternationalConclusion: This study strongly advocates for the integration of ongoing BLS training programs to maintain high standards of emergency medical care, particularly in resource-limited settings as regular BLS training can improve emergency care and patient ...
Nana Serwaa Agyeman Quao +5 more
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First-Stage Evaluation of a Prototype Driver Distraction Human-Machine-Interface Warning System [PDF]
Journal of Road Safety, 2021 Recent advances in vehicle technology permit the real-time monitoring of driver state to reduce distraction-related crashes, particularly within the heavy vehicle industry.
Christine Mulvihill +7 more
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Identifying Future Vehicle Safety Priority Areas in Australia for the Light Vehicle Fleet [PDF]
Journal of Road Safety, 2021 Formulating priorities for future road safety strategies requires supporting analysis to predict what the future crash population will look like and to assess how the countermeasures either already in place or planned will address the crash problems ...
Laurie Budd, Stuart Newstead
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BMC Palliative Care, 2021 Background Due to the ageing population in Hong Kong, the importance and need of palliative care and end-of-life (EOL) care are coming under the spotlight.
Kwun Hang Wong +10 more
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is commonly encountered in the emergency department (ED). Vagal manoeuvres are internationally recommended therapy in stable patients. The head down deep breathing (HDDB) technique was previously described
Hoon Chin Lim +4 more
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Trends in mortality outcomes of hospital-admitted injury in Victoria, Australia 2001–2021
Scientific Reports, 2023 Due to advancements in trauma treatment methods, it is expected that survivability of hospital-admitted injuries gradually improves over time. However, measurement of trends in all-cause injury survivability is complicated by changes in case mix ...
Janneke Berecki-Gisolf +2 more
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Increasing the effectiveness of mobile speed cameras on rural roads in Victoria based on crash reductions from operations in Queensland [PDF]
Journal of Road Safety, 2021 Mobile speed cameras on Victoria’s rural roads are not as effective as they could be due to the site selection criteria, the limited number of sites, and the visibility and predictability of their enforcement operations.
Max Cameron, Stuart Newstead
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The Prognostic Value of Admission AVPU and Glasgow Coma Scales in Acute Drug Poisoning Patients [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2019 Background: Glasgow coma scale (GCS) was originally designed to be used in standardizing the assessment of conscious level in head trauma patients. However, GCS is now widely used in emergency departments as an indicator of the CNS status in patients ...
Chun Kit So +2 more
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Development and application of a vehicle safety rating score for public transport minibuses [PDF]
Journal of Road Safety, 2021 Minibuses are widely used for public transport, particularly in developing countries, yet their safety levels are often poor. This study identified a simple set of active and passive safety measures and 566 minibuses in the United Arab Emirates were ...
David Logan +6 more
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