Challenges with Life-Threatening Injuries in the Room of Reanimation.
Introduction: Patients with life-threatening injuries are a significant concern in the emergency department (ED). These injured people require timely care, as their lives depend on it, and a longer wait can result in organ failure, irreversible damage ...
Basri Lenjani+3 more
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Telephonic description of sepsis among callers to an emergency dispatch centre in South Africa
Introduction: Sepsis is an acute, life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated systemic response to infection. Early medical intervention such as antibiotics and fluid resuscitation can be life-saving.
Willem Stassen, PhD+3 more
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Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum in a Sputum Positive Tuberculosis Patient: The Continuous Diaphragm Sign [PDF]
Secondary pneumothorax is a very common medical emergency. At times it is associated with pneumomediastinum, which could be fatal at times if not identified.
Bhatia, V+5 more
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Prognosis and Risk Factors for Deterioration in Patients Admitted to a Medical Emergency Department
Objective Patients that initially appear stable on arrival to the hospital often have less intensive monitoring of their vital signs, possibly leading to excess mortality.
D. Henriksen, M. Brabrand, A. Lassen
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Microbial profile of the appendix niche in acute appendicitis: a novel sampling approach
This study utilized a novel sampling method, ERAT (i.e. endoscopic retrograde appendicitis treatment)‐guided lumen aspiration, to obtain samples from the appendix, and shotgun metagenomic sequencing was performed for in situ characterization of the appendix microbiome in patients with acute appendicitis.
Huimin Ma+10 more
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Are You Applying to More Than One Specialty? [PDF]
Although the majority of U.S. medical students predominantly apply to only one specialty, some apply to more than one. When it comes to emergency medicine (EM), applicants may apply to additional specialties due to several reasons: being international ...
Cheaito, Mohamad Ali+8 more
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Our objective was to quantify trends in emergency medical services (EMS) incidents as the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic spread across the United States and to determine if there was an increase in EMS‐attended deaths.
E. Lerner, C. Newgard, N. Mann
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ABSTRACT C‐truncating variants in the charged multivesicular body protein 2B (CHMP2B) gene are a rare cause of frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD), previously identified only in Denmark, Belgium, and China. We report a novel CHMP2B splice‐site variant (c.35‐1G>A) associated with familial FTLD in Spain. The cases were two monozygotic male twins who
Sara Rubio‐Guerra+17 more
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Design of Emergency Medical Record Form Based on Hospital Accreditation Standard Version 2012 in Hospital “X” [PDF]
Based on pre-survey in Balung General Hospital, showed that emergency form has not qualified with hospital accreditation standard (version 2012) for an early medic and nursing assessment.
Deharja, A. (Atma)+2 more
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The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network: a history of multicenter collaboration in the United States. [PDF]
In this article, we review the history and progress of a large multicenter research network pertaining to emergency medical services for children. We describe the history, organization, infrastructure, and research agenda of the Pediatric Emergency Care ...
Kim, Emily+2 more
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