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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Preventative tele-health supported services for early stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial pilot [PDF]
, 2011 Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a prevalent debilitating long term condition. It is the second most common cause of emergency admission to hospital in the UK and remains one of the most costly conditions to treat through ...
D Altman +7 more
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BMC Emergency Medicine, 2018 BackgroundEvery year, about 1.2 million people die through road traffic crashes worldwide. Majority of these deaths occur in Africa where most of their emergency medical services are underdeveloped.
M. Mahama +3 more
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HOSPITALIZATION IN A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY UNIT: EXPERIENCES
Cogitare Enfermagem, 2013 The aim was to describe the experience of family members of patients attended in an Emergency Unit in Fortaleza-Ceará regarding their collaboration in the activities, and the difficulties experienced.
Lívia Moreira Barros +4 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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Morbidity burden and community-based palliative care are associated with rates of hospital use by people with schizophrenia in the last year of life: A population-based matched cohort study [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: People with schizophrenia face an increased risk of premature death from chronic diseases and injury. This study describes the trajectory of acute care health service use in the last year of life for people with schizophrenia and how this ...
Arendts, Glenn +4 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017 BackgroundEarly transfusion of packed red blood cells (PRBC) has been associated with improved survival in patients with haemorrhagic shock. This study aims to describe the characteristics of patients receiving pre-hospital blood transfusion and evaluate
R. Lyon +8 more
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Evaluation of Pre-School (0-6) Age Group Trauma Patients Etiology
Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014 Objective: Trauma is one of the most important reasons of death in the pediatric age group. The aim of this study is to analyze the relation between the trauma type, trauma time, and the way of arrival to the hospital and to examine the causes of ...
Bahri Atlı +4 more
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Emergency ambulance service involvement with residential care homes in the support of older people with dementia : an observational study [PDF]
, 2014 © 2014 Amador et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2022 Introduction: The emergency department is of special importance due to its emergency and vital services, the high volume of referrals, and the patients' physical condition. Thus, it requires a well-designed information system with no usability problems.
Sohrab Almasi +3 more
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