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Using the Glasgow Coma Scale: analysis & limitations

, 2001
This article addresses the gap between the literature and practice in relation to the use of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). It will explore level of consciousness and the GCS.
Edwards, Sharon
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Application of the glasgow coma scale in nursing practice [PDF]

, 2016
Application of the Glasgow Coma Scale in nursing practice key tool used in the examination of patients with impairment of consciousness. Although traditionally it is applied by doctors - neurologists, neurosurgeons and other specialists, we are ...
Chilikova, Pepa; Medical University of Varna, Dimitrov, Ivan; Medical University of Varna, Pepa Chilikova, Ivan Dimitrov   +3 more
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Development of Context‐Tailored Trauma Team Activation Criteria for Injured Patients in Cameroon

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Due to high service demand, there is a critical need to rapidly identify injured patients in the greatest need of emergency trauma care resources in the Cameroon health system. We evaluated context‐specific indicators of mortality to develop a triage tool for trauma team activation (TTA) in Cameroon.
Mark T. Yost, Arole Darwin Touko, Rasheedat Oke, Alan Hubbard, S. Ariane Christie, Alain Chichom‐Mefire, Catherine Juillard, Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon   +7 more
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Factors Affecting the Outcome in Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, 2016
Objective: To define risk factors affecting the outcome in traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage.Material and Methods: Forty-four patients with traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage were evaluated retrospectively. They were divided into three groups according to
Feyza Karagoz Guzey, Burak Eren, Ibrahim Alatas, Erhan Emel, N. Serdar Bas, M. Hakan Seyithanoglu, Nezih Ozkan, Baris Sel   +7 more
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Fatal pediatric neck entrapment in a lift‐up storage bed: A preventable domestic asphyxial death

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Bed‐related deaths are rare in forensic practice and are usually associated with falls, restraint‐related entrapment, or unsafe infant sleeping environments. Fatal mechanical asphyxia involving lift‐up storage beds is an exceptional occurrence, and the few published cases involve adult victims.
Francesco Baldari, Alice Buzzelli, Vittoria Greco, Andrea Guidetti, Valentina Bugelli   +4 more
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Hubungan antara Glasgow Coma Scale dan Lama Perawatan pada Pasien Cedera Kepala dengan Perdarahan Subdural [PDF]

, 2019
Latar Belakang. Cedera kepala merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan yang serius dimasyarakat karena berperan sebagai pemicu kecacatan dan kematian di seluruh dunia. Perdarahan subdural termasuk pada cedera paling mematikan dari semua tipe cedera kepala.
., Verra Apriawanti
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Evidence of internal structure validity of the nursing outcome “Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Response: Adult (0412)” for critically ill COVID‐19 patients

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the evidence of internal structure validity of the nursing outcome (NO) “Mechanical Ventilation Weaning Response: Adult (0412)” of the NOs classification for critically ill COVID‐19 patients. Methods A methodological study focused on internal structural validation, part of a multicenter study, was carried out in the ...
Aline Batista Maurício, Viviane Martins da Silva, Agueda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante, Larissa Giardini Bruni, Sue Ann Moorhead, Elizabeth Swanson, Karen Dunn Lopez, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Alba Lucia Bottura Leite de Barros   +8 more
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Predicting high‐risk novel benzodiazepines: A surveillance study of novel benzodiazepine detections and a case series of bromazolam exposures in New South Wales, Australia

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Novel benzodiazepines are increasingly detected in poisonings. Their relative toxicities remain poorly defined, complicating public health responses. Bromazolam has emerged in recent reports of severe poisoning. We sought a method to identify higher‐risk novel benzodiazepines, and to describe the clinical effects of ...
Emily Z. G. Sansoni, Janette L. Smith, Christine A. Harvey, Vanessa Shaw, Christopher Ewers, Ingrid Berling, Thanjira Jiranantakan, Jared Brown, Darren M. Roberts   +8 more
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Multiple stage treatment arteriovenous malformations rupture with intracerebral hematoma formations: a case report

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2017
This article describes a clinical case of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) associated with aneurism in a young woman. Its rupture caused intracerebral hematoma (ICH) in left parietal lobar of the brain. The initial condition of the patient was
Yuris L. Dzenis, Karlis J. Kupchs, Zanda Y. Arajuma   +2 more
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A Data‐Driven Step Forward in Risk Stratification for Extreme Hyponatremia in the Emergency Department

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
Hugo You‐Hsien Lin, Zong‐Ping Weng, Yi‐Wen Chiu   +2 more
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