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Emergency department poisoning and toxicology patients admitted to the high dependency and intensive care units: an eight-year analysis

Emergency Care Journal
Data on patients with poisoning requiring ICU (Intensive Care Unit) & HD (High Dependency) care in Singapore is inadequate. In this study, we describe the epidemiological, clinical characteristics, implicated agents, interventions, and outcomes of ...
Abhay Kant, Rupeng Mong, Gabriel Joseph Arciaga, Kelvin Kaibin Kuan, Hock Heng Tan   +4 more
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RTICLE The utilization of procedural sedation and analgesia at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali, Rwanda

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2021
INTRODUCTION: In the Emergency Department (ED), safe and effective Procedural Sedation and Analgesia (PSA) is essential. The professional performing procedural sedation has to be prepared to handle any potential adverse effects.
A. Manirafasha, O. F. Umuhire, J. Muragizi, N. Rosenberg, G. N. Cattermole   +4 more
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among emergency department (ED) patients in Sweden

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2020
Background It has been suggested that the combination of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with conventional medicine carries a risk of adverse effects.
Jenny M Carlsson, Madelene Vestin, Kristofer Bjerså   +2 more
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A baseline review of the ability of hospitals in Kenya to provide emergency and critical care services for COVID-19 patients

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021
Introduction: As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Kenya begin to rise, the number of severe and critical COVID-19 patients has the potential to quickly overload the local healthcare system beyond its capacity to treat people.
Benjamin W. Wachira, Margarita Mwai
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Effects of virtual reality on anxiety and pain in adult patients undergoing wound-closure procedures: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Digital Health
Background In emergency departments, suturing is a typical procedure for closing lacerated wounds but is invasive and often causes anxiety and pain. Virtual reality (VR) intervention has been reported as a relaxing measure.
SY Ko, Eliza ML Wong, TL Ngan, HK Leung, Kennis TY Kwok, HF Tam, CC Chan   +6 more
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Clinical experience of using high‐flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for treating SARS‐CoV‐2019 (COVID‐19)‐infected patients in the emergency medicine ward

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction During the fifth‐wave outbreak of COVID‐19 in Hong Kong in 2022, North Lantau Hospital (NLTH), as the designated COVID‐19 hospital in Kowloon West Cluster, offered medical support for COVID‐19 patients in the district and nearby isolation ...
Yiu Chung Ng, Shing Ko, Safiyyah Nok Sze Lui, Ka In Chan, Kevin Ching Hin Wong, Oi Fung Wong   +5 more
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Effects of an elevated position on time to tracheal intubation by novice intubators using Macintosh laryngoscopy or videolaryngoscopy: randomized crossover trial [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015
Objective To investigate the time to tracheal intubation using Glidescope videolaryngoscopy (GVL) compared to that of standard laryngoscopy, by using a Macintosh blade (SLM) in a human patient simulator in supine and elevated (ramped) positions.
Abraham K. C. Wai, Colin A. Graham
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Comparing accuracy of clinical prediction rules to predict pneumonia in children and adolescents with acute febrile respiratory illness

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background It is a common challenge for emergency physicians to differentiate pneumonia from simple upper respiratory tract infections. Several clinical prediction rules exist to assist the diagnosis process and guide the clinical decisions of ordering ...
Yuet Hong Wu, Jeremy Ho Hei Chiu, Choi Fung Tse, Yuet Yan Fiona Chan, Kin Ming Poon, Chun Tat Lui   +5 more
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Development of a nomogram for triage admission prediction: A pilot study in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Emergency department (ED) overcrowding can have detrimental consequences for both patients and staff. Actively predicting admissions at triage is a potential solution to alleviate ED overcrowding.
Jiacheng Weng, Chi Chung Luke Cheung, Kwong Leung Gordon Leung, Kam Leung Law   +3 more
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Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block Efficacy in Resource-poor Emergency Departments

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Although the fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) seems to be an ideal technique for femoral neck and shaft fractures occurring in resource-poor settings, it has been unclear how effective it is when used by emergency physicians (EP) with
Daniel St. Louis, Kenneth V. Iserson, Nicolas Forget   +2 more
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