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Emergency medicine or accident and emergency? [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2001
Editor,—What is emergency medicine? Is it the speciality that provides “The care of emergency patients . . . by specially trained doctors who deliver a wide range of services for all patients presenting to a separate emergency department” including “The initial assessment and early treatment in resuscitation, trauma, medical and paediatric emergency ...
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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
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Accident and Emergency Medicine [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 1986
Robin Touquet
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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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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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Enhancing Emergency Care: Capacity Building in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Accident and Emergency Staff at a Ghanaian Emergency Department

Emergency Medicine International
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, Janet Naki Opare, Abena Antwiaa Adom-Asomaning, Eugene Adomako, Yaa Darkowaa Appiah, Malwine Abena Obuobisah   +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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Observational Study of Tocilizumab in Children With Febrile Infection‐Related Epilepsy Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of using tocilizumab in children with febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) and explore tocilizumab‐related changes in interleukin (IL)‐6 levels. Methods Patients with FIRES admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Beijing Children's Hospital were retrospectively ...
Yushan He, Jie Wu, Chaonan Fan, Zheng Li, Jun Liu, Kechun Li, Quan Wang, Suyun Qian   +7 more
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