Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing, 2018 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of emergency setting visitors’ knowledge and behavior patterns in relation to prevention of respiratory tract infections. Methods: A descriptive survey was used.
Myeong-Ji Jo, K. Moon, Eunsuk Lee
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The impact of a new regional air ambulance service on a large general hospital [PDF]
, 2006 Background: Helicopter air ambulance crews are influenced in their selection of the destination hospital for their patients by several factors including: distance from the scene; facilities, on site specialties, and senior cover of the receiving hospital;
Bleetman, A., Currie, A., Jenkinson, E.
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Quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment score is not sensitive enough to predict 28-day mortality in emergency department patients with sepsis: a retrospective review [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2019 Objective To test the hypothesis that the quick Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score, derived from vital signs taken during triage and recommended by current sepsis guidelines for screening patients with infections for organ dysfunction,
Kyung Su Kim +7 more
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An observational study of patient characteristics associated with the mode of admission to acute stroke services in North East, England [PDF]
, 2013 Objective Effective provision of urgent stroke care relies upon admission to hospital by emergency ambulance and may involve pre-hospital redirection.
Antony Bayer +37 more
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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2020 Objectives Following the outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus and the subsequent global spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), health systems and the populations who use them have faced ...
Rachel H. Mulholland +15 more
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Analisis Kinerja Dan Budaya Mutu Di Igd RS PKU Muhammadiyah YOGYAKARTA II [PDF]
, 2013 Concern to quality service in nowadays becoming global issue that triggered by consciousness to give best service for patient or by request from eksternal side of hospital.
Pransisca, Y. (Yunita) +1 more
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Methamphetamine-Induced Cardiomyopathy (MACM) in a Middle-Aged Man; a Case Report
Emergency, 2017 The development of methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy (MACM) represents a severe complication of chronic methamphetamine abuse. MACM-induced irreversible structural and functional changes in the heart can eventually lead to decompensated heart ...
Zulfiqar Qutrio Baloch +4 more
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Patient satisfaction in the emergency department: a case of Sina hospital in Tabriz [PDF]
Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2016 Objective: Patient satisfaction is one of the most important indicators for measuring the quality of emergency services and health care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients’ satisfaction in the emergency department (ED) of Sina ...
Maryam Eshghi +4 more
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The Demand for Hospital Emergency Services: Trends during the First Month of COVID-19 Response
Portuguese Journal of Public Health, 2020 Introduction: Since December 2019, more than 925,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported worldwide, 8,251 cases in Portugal by the end of March. Previous studies related to the SARS pandemic showed a decrease up to 80% in the emergency care episodes ...
R. Santana +5 more
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What impact did a Paediatric Early Warning system have on emergency admissions to the paediatric intensive care unit? An observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2014 Summary The ideology underpinning Paediatric Early Warning systems (PEWs) is that earlier recognition of deteriorating in-patients would improve clinical outcomes.
Carrol, E.D. +5 more
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