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The prevalence of cocaine-associated chest pain in a London hospital [PDF]

, 2004
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of cocaine misuse in patients presenting to an Accident and Emergency department with chest pain.
Bandeeri, N., Henry, J. A., Meredith, C., Treacy, C.   +3 more
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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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General elections — a new era for health care and tissue viability? [PDF]

, 2015
This has already been a busy year for practitioners, with Accident and Emergency departments full, hospitals closing to non-emergency admissions and elective surgery being cancelled.
Ousey, Karen
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Automatic accident detector and reporting system (hardware and software) ECBA medical system [PDF]

, 2017
Nowadays, the increase of using vehicles on the roads may impose several issues in delivering emergency help during an accident of which may threaten human lives involved greatly.
Kamsani, Noor Ain, Mohammed, Abdulrahman Taha   +1 more
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Effectiveness of using suction assisted laryngoscopy airway decontamination technique to assist endotracheal intubation with En.An‐II P Video Laryngoscopy® by paramedics in a manikin simulating massive hematemesis: A randomized, crossover, manikin study

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Endotracheal intubation (ETI) during massive hematemesis is challenging due to airway contamination. The suction‐assisted laryngoscopy and airway decontamination (SALAD) technique has shown promising results in manikin studies involving ...
Ho Ching Natalie Lau, Yu Tai Chan, Shing Ko, Oi Fung Wong, Ka Leung Mok, Chun Yam Mak, Hiu Mei Kerry Wan, Lo Wa Ng, Tsz Kit Chan   +8 more
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PROJECTING THE IMPACT OF DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE ON THE DEMAND FOR AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE IN IRELAND. RESEARCH SERIES NUMBER 13 OCTOBER 2009 [PDF]

, 2009
Primary care is often the first point of contact with the health care system for people requiring care. Primary care is often thought synonymous with general practitioners, but actually encompasses a large range of different professionals and services ...
Aoife, Brick, Barry, Michael, Bennett , Kathleen, Layte, Richard, Morgenroth, Edgar, Normand, Charles, O'Reilly, Jacqueline, Thomas, Stephen, Tilson, Lesley, Wiley, Miriam, Wren, Maev-Ann   +10 more
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Impact of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing on Adverse Drug Events, Health Related Quality of Life and Emergency Hospital Attendance in Older People Attending General Practice: A Prospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) describes medications where risk generally outweighs benefit for older people. Cross-sectional studies suggest an association between PIP and poorer health outcomes but there is a paucity of ...
Bennett, Kathleen, Fahey, Tom, McDowell, Ronald, Smith, Susan M, Wallace, Emma   +4 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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Itraconazole-induced Torsade de Pointes in a patient receiving methadone substitution therapy [PDF]

, 2009
Issues. Methadone, a pharmacological agent used to treat heroin dependence is relatively safe, but may cause cardiac arrhythmias in the concurrent presence of other risk factors. Approach and Key Findings.
Narayanan, S., Robson , Noorzurani, Vicknasingam, B.   +2 more
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Adolescents’ psychological functioning and unintentional injuries: motor vehicles and sports accidents [PDF]

, 2017
Adolescence represents a crucial period for psychological development. Adolescents have been shown more prone to injuries than adults have and they are frequently involved in motor vehicle and sports accident.
Ballarotto, Giulia, Cerniglia, Luca, Cimino, Silvia, Erriu, Michela, Marzilli, Eleonora   +4 more
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