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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., Munro, J.F., Nicholl, J., O'Cathain, A., Warren, K.   +4 more
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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Case study on economic return on investments for safety and emergency lighting in road tunnels [PDF]

, 2015
While planning a double-hole road tunnel with a length higher than one km, it is important to pay attention to the safety factor if an accident occurs. If there is a power outage, in order to avoid critical situations that could jeopardize the safety of ...
Bombelli, Emiliano, DE LIETO VOLLARO, Andrea, DE LIETO VOLLARO, Emanuele, Golasi, Iacopo, Gugliermetti, Franco, Nardecchia, Fabio, Pagliaro, Francesca, Salata, Ferdinando   +7 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
doaj   +1 more source

A Bespoke Programmable Interpenetrating Elastomer Network Composite Laryngeal Stent for Expedited Paediatric Laryngotracheal Reconstruction

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A programmable interpenetrating double‐network architecture, created via 3D‐TIPS printing and resin infusion, synergistically combines thermoplastic and thermosetting elastomers to balance structural rigidity and surface softness—crucial for paediatric laryngeal stents.
Elizabeth F. Maughan, Lei Wu, Dong Zhang, Linxiao Wu, Graca Ferreira Vaz Pinto Mendes, Wanqiao J. Tu, Heping Ma, Toby J. Proctor, Colin R. Butler, Thomas Kjærgaard, Mark W. Lowdell, Martin A. Birchall, Robert E. Hynds, Richard Hewitt, Wenhui Song   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence and costs of unintentional falls in older people in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2003
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the number of accident and emergency (A&E) attendances, admissions to hospital, and the associated costs as a result of unintentional falls in older people. DESIGN: Analysis of national databases for cost of illness. SETTING:
Chaplin, S., Legood, R., Scuffham, P.
core   +2 more sources

DeepCrash: A Deep Learning-Based Internet of Vehicles System for Head-On and Single-Vehicle Accident Detection With Emergency Notification

IEEE Access, 2019
Most individuals involved in traffic accidents receive assistance from drivers, passengers, or other people. However, when a traffic accident occurs in a sparsely populated area or the driver is the only person in the vehicle and the crash results in ...
Wan-Jung Chang, Liang-Bi Chen, Ke-Yu Su
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Realization of Complex‐Shaped Magnetic Nanotubes with 3D Printing and Electrodeposition

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Complex‐shaped magnetic nanotubes were fabricated by coating three‐dimensional nanoscaffolds fabricated with focused electron beam induced deposition with a magnetic coating via electrodeposition. X‐ray magnetic microscopy and simulations revealed an azimuthal magnetic configuration within the nanotubes and pinning of domain walls at curved vertices ...
Claudia Fernández‐González, Pamela Morales‐Fernández, Luke Alexander Turnbull, Claas Abert, Dieter Suess, Michael Foerster, Miguel Á. Niño, Pawel Nita, Anna Mandziak, Simone Finizio, Nuria Bagués, Eva Pereiro, Amalio Fernández‐Pacheco, Lucas Pérez, Sandra Ruiz‐Gómez, Claire Donnelly   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source