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The impact of neighborhood deprivation on patients' unscheduled out-of-hours healthcare seeking behavior: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2013
Background: The use of unscheduled out of hours medical care is related to the social status of the patient. However, the social variance in the patient's preference for a hospital based versus a primary care based facility, and the impact of specific ...
Buylaert, Walter, De Maeseneer, Jan, De Maeyer, Philippe, De Paepe, Peter, Peersman, Wim, Willems, Sara   +5 more
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SpotMe Emergency Location Service [PDF]

, 2018
This document delves into our disaster relief application that allows people who are helpless due to a natural disaster to find a way out and get help. The purpose of this document is to explain how the application works, but more specifically the design
Bhimjiyani, Kunal, Faili, Arya, Umerani, Zain   +2 more
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A rare coexistence: Cecal cancer and intestinal malrotation in an adult

Radiology Case Reports
Intestinal malrotation (IM) is an uncommon congenital disorder that disrupts the normal embryonic rotation around the superior mesenteric artery. It is exceptionally rare in adults, and its association with colon cancer is even less frequent.
Hind Qajia, MD, Chaimaa Jabbari, MD, Salma EL kadiri, MD, Choumad Saleck, MD, Yassine Eddahoumi, MD, Fatima Ezzahra Laamrani, PhD, Omar EL Aoufir, PhD, Laila Jroundi, PhD   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Out-of-hospital resuscitation of a 3 month old boy presenting with recurrent ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: a case report

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
A 3 month old boy, with no known health conditions, suffered a sudden collapse at home. On first EMS arrival, ventricular fibrillation (VF) cardiac arrest was identified and resuscitation following UK national guidelines was initiated.
Peter Kingsley, Jonathan Merefield, Robert G. Walker, Fred W. Chapman, Mark Faulkner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of the out-of-hours emergency dental service at two south-east London hospitals [PDF]

, 2009
Background Prior to the introduction of the 2006 NHS dental contract in England and Wales, general dental practitioners (GDPs) were responsible for the provision of out-of-hours (OOH) emergency dental services (EDS); however there was great national ...
Rupert Austin, Kate Jones, Desmond Wright, Nora Donaldson, Jennifer E Gallagher, Department of Health, R Anderson, R Anderson, C Shipman, R Anderson, R Anderson, DJ Evans, DE Gibbons, GVA Topping, TM Dickinson, C Holmes, C Holmes, A Pennycook, C Scully, R Anderson, J Munro, J Munro, Department of Health, F Subash   +23 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fatigue impact of mixed reality in mass casualty incidents training

BMC Digital Health
Background Fatigue is a multifaceted state characterized by a significant lack of energy or motivation; which is perceived by the individual to interfere with usual and desired activities; it can hinder an individual’s functioning.
Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Raúl Muñoz-Romo, Alberto Blanco-Lara, Paula Sanchíz-Torres, Tatiana Vazquéz-Rodríguez, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Carmen Cardós-Alonso   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early resuscitation priorities in two-provider EMS crews: an interpretive commentary

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background International resuscitation guidelines are grounded in physiological principles and outcome-based evidence, but they implicitly assume staffing levels that allow multiple time-critical interventions to be delivered in parallel.
Roman Sýkora, Jiří Chvojka, Nikola Kukačková, Viktorie Šimečková, Jiří Smetana   +4 more
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Patient-reported side effects and satisfaction of pre-hospital analgesia with low-dose esketamine: a cross-sectional study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Analgesia is a core intervention in emergency medicine. Pain is subjective, so patient-reported experience with pain and analgesia is essential for healthcare professionals.
David Häske, Fabian Eppler, Niklas Heinemann, Benjamin Schempf   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source