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Uchunguzi (Journal Watch/Montre de Journal) March 2016 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Increasing demand on emergency healthcare systems throughout Africa means there is a need to develop and harmonise standards of emergency care for the benefit of African populations.
Wachira, Benjamin
core   +2 more sources

‘Hurry Up and Get Me out of Here’: The Experience of People Under 65 Years (Still) Stuck in Aged Care

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Government set a target for no‐one under 65 years of age to be living in residential aged care (RAC) by 2025. The numbers of young people in residential aged care (YPIRAC) have significantly declined since the start of the targets.
Elroy Dearn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality improvement in emergency service delivery: Assessment of knowledge and skills amongst emergency nurses at Connaught Hospital, Sierra Leone

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Introduction: The ability to deliver quality emergency care services is reliant on a well-trained workforce. Since Sierra Leone was declared Ebola free in December 2015, the country has now moved into the post-Ebola reconstructive phase focusing on ...
Hedda Bøe Nyhus, Michael M. Kamara
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of TeamSTEPPS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This scholarly project focused on implementing Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS) in an emergency room (ER).
Jones, Trynequa S
core   +1 more source

Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost After Temperature‐Controlled Radiofrequency Treatment of Nasal Airway Obstruction: A Real‐World Longitudinal Claims Analysis

open access: yesInternational Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nasal airway obstruction (NAO) is prevalent with substantial health and quality of life burdens. Nasal valve collapse (NVC) is one structural cause of NAO. Temperature‐controlled radiofrequency (TCRF) nasal valve remodeling offers an alternative to invasive surgery.
David W. Kennedy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparison between the risk of needle stick injuries among nurses in emergency wards and nurses in other wards of hospitals [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background and Aim: Nursing work in emergency departments is tangled with unbearable hardship and high working pressure as well as an increased risk of occupational injuries. Needle stick injury is among such risks. Incidence of these injuries differs in
Azimiyan, Jalil   +5 more
core  

Cuneiform Nucleus Stimulation Can Assist Gait Training to Promote Locomotor Recovery in Individuals With Incomplete Tetraplegia

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Impaired ability to induce stepping after incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) can limit the efficacy of locomotor training, often leaving patients wheelchair‐bound. The cuneiform nucleus (CNF), a key mesencephalic locomotor control center, modulates the activity of spinal locomotor centers via the reticulospinal tract.
Anna‐Sophie Hofer   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic review of trends in emergency department attendances : an Australian perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Emergency departments (EDs) in many developed countries are experiencing increasing pressure due to rising numbers of patient presentations and emergency admissions. Reported increases range up to 7% annually. Together with limited inpatient bed capacity,
Cameron, Peter   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Severe, Non‐apneic Respiratory Dysfunction and Hypoxia following Generalized Convulsive Seizures

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a devastating consequence of some generalized convulsive seizures (GCS). Recent work has focused on seizure related apnea as a biomarker of SUDEP risk, frequently without characterizing the adequacy of non‐apneic ventilation or identifying other dysfunctional breathing patterns.
Haley E. Pysick   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of combining manual external defibrillator and automated external defibrillator training for third-year nurse students

open access: yesInternational Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2015
Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of automated external defibrillator (AED) and manual external defibrillator (MED) training for third-year nurse students.
Jing-Jing Liu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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