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Prevalence of Needlestick Injuries Among Healthcare Workers in the Accident and Emergency Department of a Teaching Hospital in Nigeria

Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 2015
Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are continually exposed to hazards from contact with blood and body fluids of patients in the healthcare setting. Aim: To determine the prevalence of needlestick injuries (NSIs) and associated factors among HCWs in ...
A. Isara, KE Oguzie, OE Okpogoro
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Nonoperative management of grade IV liver laceration following blunt abdominal trauma complicated with delayed bilioplueral fistula

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.
YMKA Yapa, B Prashanthan, R Mahanama, D Subasinghe   +3 more
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Emergency hospital admissions via accident and emergency departments in England: time trend, conceptual framework and policy implications

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2014
The urgent and emergency care services in England’s National Health Service (NHS) are currently the subject of a national review. The existing system, which is experiencing increases in demand, has been described as unaffordable, unsustainable and ...
T. Cowling, M. Soljak, D. Bell, A. Majeed   +3 more
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The epidemiology and type of injuries seen at the accident and emergency unit of a Nigerian referral center

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2014
Background: A plethora of injuries present at any accident and emergency unit, but the pattern of the injuries varies from region to region especially in ours with the increased ethno-religious clashes and terrorist attacks.
A. Adoga, K. Ozoilo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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, Nie, Y.Y., Tang, Z., Zhang, Jian J.   +3 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., Higgins, N.A., Nuttall, W.J., Thomas, P.J., Vaughan, G.J.   +4 more
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Patterns and outcomes of medical admissions in the accident and emergency department of a tertiary health center in a rural community of Ekiti, Nigeria

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2014
Background: Low and middle-income countries like Nigeria face many challenges in emergency medical care owing to poor treatment facilities and inadequately trained personnel. Most Nigerians live in rural areas.
O. J. Ogunmola, M. Olamoyegun
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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.
Al-Qirim, Bashshur, Calado, Centre for Mental Health, College of Nurses of Ontario, Cook, Cook, Dale, Darkins, de Lusignan, Department of Health, Department of Health, Fernandes, Foster, Gillen, Hanlon, Hsieh, Hsu, Munro, Munro, Munro, NHS Direct, NHS England, NHS England, O'Cathain, Smith, Stacey, Takahashi, UK Clinical Research Collaboration, United States National Library of Medicine, Wahlberg   +30 more
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Hemodynamic measurements for evaluating vasovagal syncope in the emergency department [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2015
Syncope is a sudden and transient loss of consciousness and postural tone, with spontaneous recovery without medical intervention. It accounts for 1.0% to 1.5% of emergency department (ED) visits and up to 6% of hospital admissions. Vasovagal syncope may
Stewart Siu-Wa Chan, Junrong Mo, Colin Alexander Graham, Timothy Hudson Rainer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Accidents and Emergencies

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.
Mark Gardiner, Sarah Eisen, Catherine Murphy   +2 more
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