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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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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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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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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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 ...
A Gruneir +25 more
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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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The relationship between health care users’ demand and the health care system’s response: a research on change observed in the health care system, in the hospital and in the territory [PDF]
, 2016 The present research study aims at exploring the representation of the health service within a group of hospital physicians and nurses. The objective is to identify how the symbolic dynamic of hospital workers shapes their own praxis.
Caputo, Andrea +5 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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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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Influence of bystander activation on pre-hospital emergency care response time: systematic review
Emergency Care Journal, 2023 This article presents a systematic review and analysis of grey literature to identify and address gaps in knowledge regarding the role and influence of bystander activation on pre-hospital emergency care (PEC) response time.
Felistus Ndanu Musyoka +9 more
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