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What do users value about the emergency ambulance service? [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: Response times have been used as a key quality indicator for emergency ambulance services in the United Kingdom, but criticised for their narrow focus. Consequently, there is a need to consider wider measures of quality.
O'Cathain, Alicia +4 more
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Methamphetamine-Induced Cardiomyopathy (MACM) in a Middle-Aged Man; a Case Report
Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018 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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Espiritualidade nos serviços de urgência e emergência
Revista BioéticaResumo É crescente o interesse sobre a relação da espiritualidade com o processo saúde-doença, devido a seu potencial de proteção em situações difíceis, como nos atendimentos de urgência e emergência, que são apontados como causadores de estresse devido ...
Chrisne Santana Biondo +3 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 medical dispatch recognition, clinical intervention and outcome of patients in traumatic cardiac arrest from major trauma : an observational study [PDF]
, 2018 © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to describe the demographics of reported traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA ...
de Coverly, Richard +4 more
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Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2017 Introduction. The aim was to evaluate the outcomes of patients’ treatment classified according to the Manchester Triage System (MTS) in two large hospitals. Methods. Historical cohort study performed in two hospitals in different countries: one emergency
Helisamara Mota Guedes +4 more
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Do we need to enlarge emergency services or new emergency hospitals?
Medical Science and Discovery, 2021 Objective: It was aimed to obtain a notion about the needed hospital bed capacity by analyzing the number of hospitalizations and referrals from the ER in this study. Material and Method: This study is a retrospective, analytical cross-sectional research.
Durmus,Ensar, Guneysu,Fatih
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EFFECTS OF MEDICAL "TRIAGE" IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE.
Public health reports (1974), 1965 TWO DECISIVE trends have characterized hospital emergency services in recent years: sharply rising patient loads and disproportionate increases in numbers of nonemergency cases.
E. R. Weinerman +2 more
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Effects of screening and brief intervention on alcohol consumption in an emergency department [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2020 Objective Alcohol use is associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Alcohol problems are common in emergency departments (EDs). This study investigated the effect of screening and a new brief intervention (BI) protocol on alcohol consumption
Soo Chul Im, Duk Hee Lee
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Emergency department and hospital crowding: causes, consequences, and cures
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 McKenna +5 more
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