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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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Research progress on biomarkers of traumatic brain injury

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Traumatic brain injury: From primary insult to secondary neuroinflammation and degeneration. Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common disorder of the nervous system and has become a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on patients and their social circles. Its main symptoms include dyskinesia, language
Xuting Shen, Si Cheng, Shuyi Chen, Mengyue Wang, Tangying Li, Weicheng Xu, Yifan Zhang, Ping Yuan, Lei Shi   +8 more
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Evaluation of immediate point‐of‐care test lactate level as a predictor of outcomes in out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest survivors

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction Survival rate of out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remained low and admission to intensive care unit (ICU) in Hong Kong was limited by scarce resources.
Chun To Ho, Ho Yin Chan, Ping Chung Gordon Lee   +2 more
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Emergency egress requirements for Space Station Freedom [PDF]

An objective was to determine if the pressurized elements and hatchways of the Space Station Freedom support the emergency egress of crewmembers during operation of the station at the stage of Permanently Manned Capacity.
Ray, Paul S.
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AI versus human-generated multiple-choice questions for medical education: a cohort study in a high-stakes examination

BMC Medical Education
Background The creation of high-quality multiple-choice questions (MCQs) is essential for medical education assessments but is resource-intensive and time-consuming when done by human experts.
Alex KK Law, Jerome So, Chun Tat Lui, Yu Fai Choi, Koon Ho Cheung, Kevin Kei-ching Hung, Colin Alexander Graham   +6 more
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Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum From a Ruptured Vessel Overlying a Sub‐Serosal Myoma: A Rare and Life‐Threatening Emergency in Women

Clinical Case Reports
Spontaneous hemoperitoneum is a rare yet potentially life‐threatening condition characterized by the accumulation of blood in the peritoneal cavity without a traumatic cause.
Eugene Kojo Adomako, Nana Serwaa Quao, Janet Naki Opare, Maurice Dordunoo   +3 more
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Mechanism of Hydrogen Sulfide Generation and Prevention Strategies in Oil and Gas Fields: A Case Study of the Sickle Bay Operation Area

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To address the persistent exceedance of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentrations and the limited effectiveness of existing treatments in the Sickle Bay oil production area, this study deeply analyzes the mechanism of H2S generation in the Sickle Bay oil production area and proposes targeted prevention and control strategies. The results show that
Bo Lei, Yao‐long Li, Bao‐ping Bai, Xiang‐de Zhang, Guan‐tao Shi, Yong‐long Xie, Chen‐xiao Hou, Cong‐Yu Ke   +7 more
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Coal Mine Safety and Health [PDF]

, 2008
[Excerpt] Safety in the coal mining industry is much improved compared to the early decades of the twentieth century, a time when hundreds of miners could lose their lives in a single accident and more than 1,000 fatalities could occur in a single year ...
Levine, Linda
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Synthesis and Characterization of Ag–Fe Bimetallic Nanoparticles and Nanocomposites (Alloys and Core–Shells) for Photocatalytic Degradation of Bromophenol Blue Dye Using Grewia optiva Leaf Extract

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ag–Fe bimetallic nanoparticles (alloy and core–shell structures) were synthesized using Grewia optiva leaf extract through a green, phytochemical‐mediated approach. The effects of pH, temperature, extract concentration, and Ag:Fe molar ratio on nanoparticle formation were systematically optimized, enabling size‐controlled and morphologically ...
Sehrish Asad, Waheed Murad, Natasha Anwar, Khushbakht Asad, Muhammad Salman Khan, Shohreh Azizi, Malik Maaza   +6 more
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Predicting mortality of geriatric trauma patients in Hong Kong—A comparison of scoring systems: GERtality score, Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction Various scoring systems have been devised in attempt to prognosticate and predict outcomes in trauma. This study aims to assess the comparative performance of the GERtality and Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score (GTOS) scores in predicting ...
Jeremy Ho Hei Chiu, Kai Yip Lai, Janice Hiu Hung Yeung, Chin San Leung   +3 more
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