The enigma of a subluxated globe
Spontaneous globe subluxation (SGS) is an uncommon condition wherein the equator of the globe protrudes anteriorly beyond the eyelid aperture causing severe lagophthalmos, proptosis and exposure keratopathy.
Devi Nivean, Pratheeba+3 more
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Background: A medical emergency is an unwanted, unexpected reaction or complication, and few studies that assessed the knowledge and competency about emergencies in the dental clinics in Nigeria have been focussed on dentists and interns.
Oluwaseun Fasoyiro+4 more
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Path to Medical AGI: Unify Domain-specific Medical LLMs with the Lowest Cost [PDF]
Medical artificial general intelligence (AGI) is an emerging field that aims to develop systems specifically designed for medical applications that possess the ability to understand, learn, and apply knowledge across a wide range of tasks and domains. Large language models (LLMs) represent a significant step towards AGI.
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The difficult medical emergency call: A register-based study of predictors and outcomes
BackgroundPre-hospital emergency care requires proper categorization of emergency calls and assessment of emergency priority levels by the medical dispatchers.
T. P. Møller+6 more
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New Zealand emergency nurses knowledge about forensic science and its application to practice [PDF]
Violence is a major public health problem worldwide. Emergency nurses are often in a unique position to identify, assess, evaluate, and treat these patients, but there is limited forensic knowledge and skills to enable emergency nurses to feel confident ...
Donaldson, Andrea
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A Comparative Study of The Emergency Paramedic Medicine Program in Iran and Greenwich University in England [PDF]
Background and Objective: Universities of medical sciences play an essential role by training healthcare forces, including prehospital staffs, have significant role in delivery healthcare services.
hosein Shahcheragh+2 more
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Emergency Management of Electrical Storm: A Practical Overview
Electrical storm is a medical emergency characterized by ventricular arrythmia recurrence that can lead to hemodynamic instability. The incidence of this clinical condition is rising, mainly in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients, and its ...
Fabrizio Guarracini+11 more
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Extraordinary Emergencies: Reproducing Moral Discourses of the Child in Institutional Interaction [PDF]
This report uses audio recorded telephone calls and textual data from an emergency medical services call center to examine the interactional practices through which speakers produce what we call “extraordinary emergencies”, treating the events concerned ...
Rafaely, Daniella, Whitehead, Kevin A
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Types, Risk Factors, Clinical symptoms and Diagnostic Tests of Acute Adult Meningitis in Northern Iran During 2006-2012 [PDF]
Background: Acute bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency condition that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment and otherwise associated with serious morbidity and mortality. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess types, risk factors, clinical
Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami+2 more
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Pre-hospital management protocols and perceived difficulty in diagnosing acute heart failure [PDF]
Aim To illustrate the pre-hospital management arsenals and protocols in different EMS units, and to estimate the perceived difficulty of diagnosing suspected acute heart failure (AHF) compared with other common pre-hospital conditions.
Banaszewski, Marek+77 more
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