Considerations in relation to off-site emergency procedures and response for nuclear accidents [PDF]
, 2017 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 ...
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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]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2017 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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Reasons why patients by-pass their GP to visit a hospital Emergency Department. [PDF]
, 1999 Knowledge about what motivates patients to visit the emergency department (ED) of a hospital for minor complaints, instead of visiting their general practitioner (GP), can help to reduce unnecessary utilization of expensive services.
Oosterveld, P. +3 more
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What do we really know about infants who attend Accident and Emergency departments? [PDF]
, 2013 Aims: Accident and Emergency attendances continue to rise. Infants are disproportionately represented. This study examines the clinical reasons infants attend UK Accident and Emergency departments.
Blair, M, Heys, M, Kwong, H-M, Reed, J
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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023 The incidence of bile leaks following blunt liver trauma ranges from 0.5% to 21%. Bile leaks could give rise to biliopleural fistula, which can end up causing cholethorax, where a bilious effusion is seen in the pleural cavity.
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A method for three-dimensional reconstruction of a train accident scene using photographs [PDF]
, 2016 Railway accidents that usually cause numerous property and life losses occurred in recent years all around the world. In general, resources such as financial supports and incident rescue programs are required to minimize the losses after an accident. Due
Chang, Jian +3 more
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Calenda, 2012 The aim of this conference is to take stock of the present by focusing on modern Europe and North America from roughly 1750 onwards. It welcomes historians from all sub-fields (social, medical, cultural, etc.), scholars from other disciplines such as sociology and cultural studies.
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Impact of NHS Direct on other services: the characteristics and origins of its nurses [PDF]
, 2002 OBJECTIVE:: To characterise the NHS Direct nurse workforce and estimate the impact of NHS Direct on the staffing of other NHS nursing specialties. METHOD: A postal survey of NHS Direct nurses in all 17 NHS Direct call centres operating in June 2000.
Morrell, C.J. +4 more
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Predicting the cost of the consequences of a large nuclear accident in the UK [PDF]
, 2017 Nuclear accidents have the potential to lead to significant off-site effects that require actions to minimise the radiological impacts on people. Such countermeasures may include sheltering, evacuation, restrictions on the sale of locally-grown food, and
Ashley, S.F. +4 more
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A study of urgent and emergency referrals from NHS Direct within England [PDF]
, 2015 Objectives: The presented study aimed to explore referral patterns of National Health Service (NHS) Direct to determine how patients engage with telephone-based healthcare and how telephone-healthcare can manage urgent and emergency care.
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