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Nurses' work process in an emergency hospital service [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the nurses' work process in an Emergency Hospital Service. Methods: a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research conducted with 17 nurses from the emergency service of a high complexity hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected through interviews, focus group and document analysis.
Simone Kroll Rabelo, Suzinara Beatriz Soares de Lima, José Luís Guedes dos Santos, Valdecir Zavarese da Costa, Emilene Reisdorfer, Tanise Martins dos Santos, Jocelaine Cardoso Gracioli   +6 more
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Emergency department and hospital crowding: causes, consequences, and cures [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2019
Overcrowding with associated delays in patient care is a problem faced by emergency departments (EDs) worldwide. ED overcrowding can be the result of poor ED department design and prolonged throughput due to staffing, ancillary service performance, and ...
Peter J McKenna, Samita M. Heslin, P. Viccellio, W. Mallon, Cristina Hernandez, E. Morley   +5 more
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Findings regarding non-sexual penile fracture in a referral emergency hospital [PDF]

International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2021
Purpose: To describe penile fracture (PF) findings with non-sexual etiology in a referral emergency hospital, with emphasis on demographic data, clinical and intraoperative findings and long-term outcomes.
Rodrigo Barros, Alex Schul, Andre G. Cavalcanti, Luciano Alves Favorito, Leandro Koifman   +4 more
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Psychiatric Emergency Service Volume and Hospital Admissions

Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, 2021
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been an increasing number of emergency department visits for behavioral health reasons, even as overall emergency department volumes have decreased.
S. Simpson, Ryan M. Loh, M. Cabrera, M. Cahn, Anne F. Gross, Allison Hadley, R. Lawrence   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of COVID-19 on a paediatric emergency service

European Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
COVID-19 has significantly affected the use of health care worldwide and, consequently, admissions to hospital emergency services. The aim of this study is to describe the change of the activity of a Paediatric Emergency Service (PES) of a tertiary ...
R. Paiva, C. Martins, F. Rodrigues, M. Domingues   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

If the machine says "Normal" on the ECG, can I put the patient in the waiting room?: a study on the reliability of ECG software classification

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background: Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are one of the most basic and fundamental screening tools used in the emergency department (ED). Previous studies have shown machine diagnosis of ECG to be unreliable, the ECG machine does provide a simpler ...
Afnan S. Sharourou, Omar T. Idrees, Ahmed L. AlManzalawi, Amro M. Tayeb, Thamer A. AlGhamdi, Anas Fouad Hamam   +5 more
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Limited need for hospital resources among patients brought to hospital by the emergency medical services

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background In Sweden, the majority of patients who are transported to hospital by the emergency medical services (EMS) are relatively old and the majority suffer from comorbidity. About half these patients are admitted to a hospital ward and will stay in
Carl Magnusson, Helena Ryge, Filip Scott, Johan Herlitz, Christer Axelsson   +4 more
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Evaluation of hand injury management at the emergency department - are we getting better? [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2022
Background/Aim. Hand injuries are one of the most common injuries seen in emergency departments. Inadequate treatment can lead to prolonged healing, complications, significant morbidity, and serious disability.
Nikolić Jelena, Marinković Marija, Leković Dragana, Đozić Isidora   +3 more
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The prehospital emergency medical service system in Korea: its current status and future direction

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2023
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul, South Korea 2Laboratory of Emergency Medical Services, Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea 3Disaster ...
J. Park, K. Song, S. Shin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effect of rural hospital closures on emergency medical service response and transport times.

Health Services Research, 2020
OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of rural hospital closures on EMS response time (minutes between dispatch notifying unit and arriving at scene); transport time (minutes between unit leaving the scene and arriving at destination); and total activation ...
Katherine E. M. Miller, Hailey J James, G. M. Holmes, C. V. Van Houtven   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source