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The birth of an emergency department

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013
Emergency Medicine (EM) as a specialty is still quite new in South Africa and even more so in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The province boasts no more than five Emergency Medicine physicians and four fledgling, specialist-run emergency departments. One of these, the emergency department (ED) at Edendale Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, is threatening to
openaire   +3 more sources

Overview of molecular signatures of senescence and associated resources: pros and cons

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cells can enter a stress response state termed cellular senescence that is involved in various diseases and aging. Detecting these cells is challenging due to the lack of universal biomarkers. This review presents the current state of senescence identification, from biomarkers to molecular signatures, compares tools and approaches, and highlights ...
Orestis A. Ntintas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skin Infections and Antibiotic Stewardship: Analysis of Emergency Department Prescribing Practices, 2007-2010

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
Introduction: National guidelines suggest that most skin abscesses do not require antibiotics, and that cellulitis antibiotics should target streptococci, not community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA).
Daniel J. Pallin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The emergency department evaluation and outcomes of elderly fallers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Approximately one-third of community dwelling elderly people (age ≥65 years) falls each year contributing to over 2 million elderly emergency department (ED) visits for falls annually.
Tirrell, Gregory
core   +1 more source

Long‐Term Temporal Profile of Motor Recovery After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Limited data is available to describe the temporal profile of long‐term recovery over 1 year after the stroke in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods A registered multicentral cohort was conducted to consecutively include non‐herniated supratentorial ICH patients from November 2013 to January 2023 ...
Yan Zheng   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Contraception: a survey of Hospital Emergency Departments Staffs

open access: yesEmergency Care Journal, 2011
The World Health Organization defines emergency contraception (EC) as a means to prevent unwanted pregnancy. In countries where EC is dispensed behind the counter, emergency departments are a preferred point of care for its prescription and dispensing ...
Marco Bo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multimodal Autonomic Biomarkers Predict Phenoconversion in Pure Autonomic Failure

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pure autonomic failure (PAF) presents with autonomic failure without other neurological features. A third develop central neurological features, fulfilling criteria for multiple system atrophy (MSA) and Lewy body diseases (LBD), including Parkinson's disease and Dementia with Lewy bodies.
S. Koay   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurses\u27 Alumnae Association Bulletin, June 1970 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1970
Alumnae President\u27s Message Congratulations Alumni Association Portrait of Samuel D. Gross Officers and Chairmen of Committees Financial Report Progress of Jefferson 1969-1970 School of Nursing Annual Report School of Practical Nursing Report ...
Bowman, Doris E   +15 more
core   +1 more source

“Breaking” the Emergency Department: Does the Culture of Emergency Medicine Present a Barrier to Self-Care? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: Our goal was to critically examine emergency physician’s (EP) beliefs about taking breaks for self-care on shift. Our operational definition of a break for self-care included time not engaging in direct patient care, eating, drinking, using
Heron, Sheryl   +4 more
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Prevalence of Stroke and Diagnostic Performance of Emergency MRI in Acute Isolated Dizziness

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke is frequently misdiagnosed in patients presenting with acute isolated dizziness; the optimal imaging modality for this population remains debated. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of stroke among patients with isolated dizziness and to assess the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed ...
Xiao Hu   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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