Aim: Inappropriate emergency department (ED) use represents an important problem for health systems across the world. This study was designed to determine the reasons for inappropriate ED visits at different ED care levels during different seasons ...
Melih İmamoğlu +11 more
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Diffusion‐based size determination of solute particles: a method adapted for postsynaptic proteins
We present a diffusion‐based approach for measuring the size of macromolecules and their complexes, and demonstrate its use on postsynaptic proteins. The method requires fluorescein‐labelled protein samples, a microfluidic device that maintains laminar flow for said samples, a microscope recording the emitted fluorescent signals, and an analytic ...
András László Szabó +7 more
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Epidemiology of the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in the Emergency Department
Introduction: Consensus guidelines recommend sepsis screening for adults with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), but the epidemiology of SIRS among adult emergency department (ED) patients is poorly understood.
Timothy Horeczko +2 more
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The prevalence of cocaine-associated chest pain in a London hospital [PDF]
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of cocaine misuse in patients presenting to an Accident and Emergency department with chest pain.
Bandeeri, N. +3 more
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Rethinking plastic waste: innovations in enzymatic breakdown of oil‐based polyesters and bioplastics
Plastic pollution remains a critical environmental challenge, and current mechanical and chemical recycling methods are insufficient to achieve a fully circular economy. This review highlights recent breakthroughs in the enzymatic depolymerization of both oil‐derived polyesters and bioplastics, including high‐throughput protein engineering, de novo ...
Elena Rosini +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Questions What are the current barriers and facilitators to the role of ED physiotherapists? How do ED physiotherapists believe their role may be optimised within the context of the ED?
Tina Vickery, Lindsey Brett, Taryn Jones
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Introduction: HIV is a worldwide health problem with continuing high rates of new infections in many parts of the world. This lack of progress in decreasing overall incidence rates has sparked innovative HIV testing strategies, including expansion of ...
Madeleine Whalen +6 more
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Emergency Department-based Intensive Care Unit Use Peaks Near Emergency Department Shift Turnover
Introduction: The Emergency Critical Care Center (EC3) is an emergency department-based intensive care unit (ED-ICU) designed to improve timely access to critical care for ED patients.
Nathan L. Haas +8 more
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Handbook of Emergency Management For State-Level Transportation Agencies, MTI Report 09-10 [PDF]
The Department of Homeland Security has mandated specific systems and techniques for the management of emergencies in the United States, including the Incident Command System, the National Incident Management System, Emergency Operations Plans, Emergency
Edwards, Frances L., Goodrich, Daniel C.
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Morbidity burden and community-based palliative care are associated with rates of hospital use by people with schizophrenia in the last year of life: A population-based matched cohort study [PDF]
Objective: People with schizophrenia face an increased risk of premature death from chronic diseases and injury. This study describes the trajectory of acute care health service use in the last year of life for people with schizophrenia and how this ...
Arendts, Glenn +4 more
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