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Modern Paediatric Emergency Department: Potential Improvements in Light of New Evidence

Children, 2023
The increasing attendance of paediatric emergency departments has become a serious health issue. To reduce an elevated burden of medical errors, inevitably caused by a high level of stress exerted on emergency physicians, we propose potential areas for ...
Roman Kula, Stanislav Popela, Jozef Klučka, Daniela Charwátová, Jana Djakow, Petr Štourač   +5 more
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Applications of ocular point-of-care ultrasound assessment in the emergency setting: a scoping review [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Objective To evaluate the current body of literature pertaining to the use of ocular point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in the emergency department (ED).
Christopher D. Yang, Christine K. Kim, Melissa M. Chang, Pooya Khosravi, Ajeet Pal Bayo Bhatia, Amanda dos Santos, Kyle Dornhofer, Megan Guy, Edmund Hsu, Soheil Saadat, John Christian Fox   +10 more
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Patient’s Satisfaction of Emergency Department Affiliated Hospital of Babol University of Medical Sciences in 2013 -14

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 2016
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Patient satisfaction in emergency departments is an indicator of healthcare quality, evaluation of which can promote awareness of the relevant authorities regarding its status.
H Datobar, Sh Alijanpour, S Khafri, MA Jahani, R Naderi   +4 more
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Screening for Sexual Orientation in Psychiatric Emergency Departments

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Introduction: Our goal was to explore whether emergency department (ED) patients would disclose their sexual orientation in a research evaluation and to examine demographic and clinical characteristics of patients by self-identified sexual orientation.
Currier, Glenn W., Brown, Gregory, Walsh, Patrick G., Jager-Hyman, Shari, Chaudhury, Sadia, Stanley, Barbara   +5 more
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Comparison of Opinions and Practices of Pediatric Intensive Care and Pediatric Emergency Departments in High-flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy: A National Survey Study

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2022
Introduction:The purpose of this study is to compare the practice and opinions of tertiary pediatric intensive care units and pediatric emergency departments on high flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in Turkey.Methods:A questionnaire was sent to the ...
Murat Anıl, Ayşe Berna Anıl, Fulya Kamit   +2 more
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Practices and perceived barriers regarding pain management among Emergency Department physicians: a nationwide multicenter survey in Moroccan hospitals

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2016
Aim To describe pain management practices in Moroccan emergency departments, and to identify perceived barriers among emergency department physicians regarding pain management. Methods Eleven Moroccan emergency departments participated in the study.
Maha Louriz, Jihane Belayachi, Naoufal Madani, Khalid Abidi, Tarek Dendane, Abdellatif Belabes Benchekroun, Amine Ali Zeggwagh, Redouane Abouqal   +7 more
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Emergency Contraception: a survey of Hospital Emergency Departments Staffs

Emergency 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, Ivo Casagranda, Mario Galzerano, Lorena Charrier, Maria Michela Gianino   +4 more
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The scope of emergency nursing viewed through the lens of complex adaptive systems: A discussion paper

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
Across the world, emergency department nurses care for patients around the clock all year long. They perform tasks ranging from direct nursing care to managing patient flow, working in an environment characterised by interdependencies among numerous ...
Katarina E Göransson, Jonathan Drennan, Hanne Mainz, Nanna Fauerholdt Skov, Maria Amritzer, Lena M Berg, Karen V Andersen, Marianne Lisby   +7 more
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The Effects of Topical Ketamine in Reducing Venipuncture Pain

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019
Background: Different pharmacological methods have been introduced for managing venipuncture pain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of topical ketamine in reducing the pain of venipuncture.
Farhad Heydari, Sanaz Khalilian, Keihan Golshani, Saeed Majidinejad, Babak Masoumi   +4 more
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Predictability of the emergency department triage system during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Objective Emergency department (ED) triage systems are used to classify the severity and urgency of emergency patients, and Korean medical institutions use the Korean Triage and Acuity Scale (KTAS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, appropriate treatment for
Se Young Oh, Ji Hwan Lee, Min Joung Kim, Dong Ryul Ko, Hyun Soo Chung, Incheol Park, Jinwoo Myung   +6 more
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