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Allergic emergencies in the emergency room

Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology, 1999
It is now clear that the prevalence of allergic diseases is increasing everywhere. For example, the cumulative prevalence of allergic diseases places them second as a cause of morbidity in the American population. It has been estimated that 10% of the US populat ion will have asthma or eczema, 10-15% allergic rhinitis, and 10-15% a drug allergy during ...
F, Staikowsky, C, Zanker, L, Casenove
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A simulation of emergency rooms

Computers & Operations Research, 1978
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for the planning and staffing of an emergency room in a hospital. The problem is to find the optimal number of service units (stations) and their staffing pattern under regular operating conditions and in a period of peak demand.
Shaul P. Ladany, Efraim Turban
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The Moon and the Emergency Room

Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1973
The commonly held superstition of the staff of an emergency room in a mental health center prompted a data analysis. Admissions to that unit on days of a full moon were compared with other periods during the month for the period of a year. Significant moon effects, unrelated to visibility, were found. Suspicions were confirmed.
S, Blackman, D, Catalina
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THE EMERGENCY ROOM

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1959
EMERGENCY ROOM! These two words bring a number of pictures to the minds of most people, but the usual and most common image is that of injured persons being taken care of by a medicalnursing team in a manner of quiet efficiency. However, the emergency room in a small community hospital, that is usually run in connection with an outpatient clinic, doesn'
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Anaesthesia in prehospital emergencies and in the emergency room

Resuscitation, 2010
To review anaesthesia in prehospital emergencies and in the emergency room, and to discuss guidelines for anaesthesia indication; pre-oxygenation; anaesthesia induction and drugs; airway management; anaesthesia maintenance and monitoring; side effects and training.A literature search in the PubMed database was performed and 87 articles were included in
Peter, Paal   +6 more
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Hematologic emergencies in the pediatric emergency room

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 2002
The complete blood count (CBC) describes the three hematopoietic lineages (i.e., the erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets), and it is an essential diagnostic component in numerous clinical situations. The pediatric CBC and hematologic problems in children may significantly differ from that of adults.
Peter D, Sadowitz   +2 more
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Psyciatric Nurses in the Emergency Room

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 1979
At Boston City Hospital, approximately 10 percent of patients seen in the emergency room have psychiatric problems or have physical problems with an emotional component that is brought to the attention of the psychiatric nurse. If you include persons suffering from alcoholism and drug addiction, that figure more than triples.
G, Pisarcik   +5 more
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