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Emergency surgery on mentally impaired patients: standard in consenting [PDF]
, 2018 Emergency surgery is often performed on the elderly and susceptible patients with significant comorbidities; as a consequence, the risk of death or severe complications are high. Consent for surgery is a fundamental part of medical practice, in line with
Paduraru, Mihai +2 more
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Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2020 The aim of our study is to describe the characteristics of patients who use emergency medical services (EMS), EMS performance, and regional variations in Japan.
Shunichiro Nakao +11 more
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Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2013 Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a common medical emergency with significant mortality and significant neurological morbidity. Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) may be tasked to OHCA.
Lyon Richard M, Nelson Magnus J
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021 Background Little is known about the psychological risks of dispatched citizen responders who have participated in resuscitation attempts. Methods and Results A cross‐sectional survey study was performed with 102 citizen responders who participated in a ...
Emma Slebsager Ries +5 more
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Public Health Department Training of Emergency Medical Technicians for Bioterrorism and Public Health Emergencies: Results of a National Assessment [PDF]
, 2005 Hypothesis: The public health system has a specialized body of knowledge and expertise in bioterrorism and public health emergency management that can assist in the development and delivery of continuing medical education programs to meet the needs of ...
DiMaggio, Charles J. +2 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020 Background In Sweden, the rapid emergency triage and treatment system (RETTS-A) is used in the pre-hospital setting. With RETTS-A, patients triaged to the lowest level could safely be referred to a lower level of care.
C. Magnusson, J. Herlitz, C. Axelsson
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013 Introduction: To determine emergency physician (EP) opinions of prehospital patient care reports (PCRs) and whether such reports are available at the time of emergency department (ED) medical decision-making.Methods: Prospective, cross-sectional ...
Bryan E Bledsoe +2 more
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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Needs of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Rural-Urban Comparison in Delaware, USA. [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Older adults in rural areas have unique transportation barriers to accessing medical care, which include a lack of mass transit options and considerable distances to health-related services.
Eisenstein, Amy R +8 more
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School of Continuing Studies Launches New Degree Program for Emergency Medicine Professionals [PDF]
, 2015 Starting this fall, RWU to offer new program aimed to help expand career opportunities for students and professionals in the emergency medical services ...
Public Affairs, Roger Williams University
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A rare cause of acute abdomen: radiotherapy-induced bladder rupture [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of the bladder, which is rare, is a life-threatening condition. In emergency services, when patients present with lower quadrant abdominal pain and acute renal failure in the patient's laboratory findings
Başer, Aykut +3 more
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