Enhancing Emergency Care: Capacity Building in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Accident and Emergency Staff at a Ghanaian Emergency Department [PDF]
Conclusion: 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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A Study of the Pattern of Admissions to the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka [PDF]
Introduction. The latest national healthcare reform policies of Sri Lanka include the development of accident and emergency (A&E) departments in all major hospitals.
Priyamali Jayasekera +4 more
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A decision support system for demand and capacity modelling of an accident and emergency department. [PDF]
© 2019 Operational Research Society.Accident and emergency (A&E) departments in England have been struggling against severe capacity constraints. In addition, A&E demands have been increasing year on year. In this study, our aim was to develop a decision
Ordu M, Demir E, Tofallis C.
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Treatment with medication for patients with psychosis within 2 days during waiting in the accident and emergency department and its correlation with length of in-patient stay: retrospective database study. [PDF]
Pasha Memon H +2 more
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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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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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SARS-CoV-2 in patients who need intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with a mortality rate ranging from 10 to 40–45%, with an increase in morbidity and mortality in presence of sepsis.
Alberto Corona +9 more
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Aim: We aimed to describe the most prominent features of COVID-19 on the chest X-ray (CXR) and to classify them using the radiographic assessment of lung edema (RALE) score.
Duaa Yusuf Alhaddad +6 more
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Considerations in relation to off-site emergency procedures and response for nuclear accidents [PDF]
The operation of nuclear facilities has, fortunately, not led to many accidents with off-site consequences. However, it is well-recognised that should a large release of radioactivity occur, the effects in the surrounding area and population will be ...
Arnold +59 more
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Prompt diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction with papillary muscle rupture by point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency department [PDF]
A previously healthy 61-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnoea for 6 hours. Examination revealed distress with an apical pansystolic murmur.
Koon Ho Cheung, Colin Graham Alexander
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