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BMC Emergency Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2017

Inhalt (40 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Factors affecting the exposure, vulnerability and emergency medical service capacity for victims of road traffic incidents in Kampala Metropolitan Area: a Delphi study

Joseph Kimuli Balikuddembe, Ali Ardalan, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Amir Nejati, Stephen Kasiima

Open Access Research article

Emergency department presentations for atrial fibrillation and flutter in Alberta: a large population-based study

Rhonda J. Rosychuk, Michelle M. Graham, Brian R. Holroyd, Brian H. Rowe

Open Access Research article

A qualitative study to identify barriers to deployment and student training in the use of automated external defibrillators in schools

Line Zinckernagel, Carolina Malta Hansen, Morten Hulvej Rod, Fredrik Folke, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen

Open Access Research article

A review of enhanced paramedic roles during and after hospital handover of stroke, myocardial infarction and trauma patients

Darren Flynn, Richard Francis, Shannon Robalino, Joanne Lally, Helen Snooks, Helen Rodgers, Graham McClelland, Gary A. Ford, Christopher Price

Open Access Research article

A nationwide survey of first aid training and encounters in Norway

Håkon Kvåle Bakke, Tine Steinvik, Johan Angell, Torben Wisborg

Open Access Research article

Improved recognition of ineffective chest compressions after a brief Crew Resource Management (CRM) training: a prospective, randomised simulation study

Leopold Haffner, Moritz Mahling, Alexander Muench, Christoph Castan, Paul Schubert, Aline Naumann, Silke Reddersen, Anne Herrmann-Werner, Jörg Reutershan, Reimer Riessen, Nora Celebi

Open Access Correspondence

Aerial medical evacuation of health workers with suspected Ebola virus disease in Guinea Conakry-interest of a negative pressure isolation pod-a case series

Jean-Michel Dindart, Olivier Peyrouset, Romain Palich, Abdoul Bing, Richard Kojan, Solenne Barbe, Souley Harouna, Nikki Blackwell

Open Access Research article

Sepsis recognition in the emergency department – impact on quality of care and outcome?

Marius Morr, Alexander Lukasz, Eva Rübig, Hermann Pavenstädt, Philipp Kümpers

Open Access Research article

Estimation of the severity of breathlessness in the emergency department: a dyspnea score

Tibor Gondos, Viktor Szabó, Ágnes Sárkány, Adrienn Sárkány, Gábor Halász

Open Access Study protocol

Developing quality indicators for the care of patients with musculoskeletal injuries in the Emergency Department: study protocol

Kirsten Strudwick, Anthony Bell, Trevor Russell, Melinda Martin-Khan

Open Access Research article

Management of potentially life-threatening emergencies at 74 primary level hospitals in Mongolia: results of a prospective, observational multicenter study

Naranpurev Mendsaikhan, Davaa Gombo, Ganbold Lundeg, Christian Schmittinger, Martin W. Dünser

Open Access Research article

Emergency department use and barriers to wellness: a survey of emergency department frequent users

Lauren E. Birmingham, Thaddeus Cochran, Jennifer A. Frey, Kirk A. Stiffler, Scott T. Wilber

Open Access Research article

Incidence and outcome of severe ante-partum hemorrhage at the Teaching Hospital Yalgado Ouédraogo in Burkina Faso

Martin Lankoande, Papougnezambo Bonkoungou, Sosthène Ouandaogo, Marcelin Dayamba, Ali Ouedraogo, Francis Veyckmans, Nazinigouba Ouédraogo

Open Access Research article

Educational standards for training paramedics in ultrasound: a scoping review

Ben Meadley, Alexander Olaussen, Ashleigh Delorenzo, Nick Roder, Caroline Martin, Toby St. Clair, Andrew Burns, Emma Stam, Brett Williams

Open Access Research article

Development of an education campaign to reduce delays in pre-hospital response to stroke

Caterina Caminiti, Peter Schulz, Barbara Marcomini, Elisa Iezzi, Silvia Riva, Umberto Scoditti, Andrea Zini, Giovanni Malferrari, Maria Luisa Zedde, Donata Guidetti, Enrico Montanari, Mario Baratti, Licia Denti, Paola Castellini, Carla Zanferrari, Annalisa Tanzi, Francesca Diodati, Silvia Olivato, Filippo Barbi, Guido Bigliardi, Maria Luisa Dell’Acqua, Laura Vandelli, Francesca Rosafio, Roberta Pentore, Livi Picchetto, Daniela Monaco, Eva Perticaroli, Ilaria Iafelice, Paolo Imovilli, Luca Vaghi, Angelica Guareschi

Open Access Research article

Hypoxia and hypotension in patients intubated by physician staffed helicopter emergency medical services - a prospective observational multi-centre study

Geir Arne Sunde, Mårten Sandberg, Richard Lyon, Knut Fredriksen, Brian Burns, Karl Ove Hufthammer, Jo Røislien, Akos Soti, Helena Jäntti, David Lockey, Jon-Kenneth Heltne, Stephen J. M. Sollid

Open Access Debate

Misuse of emergent healthcare in contemporary Japan

Yasuhiro Kadooka, Atsushi Asai, Aya Enzo, Taketoshi Okita

Open Access Research article

Emergency medical service provider decision-making in out of hospital cardiac arrest: an exploratory study

J. Brandling, K. Kirby, S. Black, S. Voss, J. Benger

Open Access Study protocol

Design and rationale of the Procalcitonin Antibiotic Consensus Trial (ProACT), a multicenter randomized trial of procalcitonin antibiotic guidance in lower respiratory tract infection

David T. Huang, Derek C. Angus, Chung-Chou H. Chang, Yohei Doi, Michael J. Fine, John A. Kellum, Octavia M. Peck-Palmer, Francis Pike, Lisa A. Weissfeld, Jonathan Yabes, Donald M. Yealy, Michael Donnino, Peter Hou, Robert Sherwin, John Holst, Colleen Rafferty, Daniel Rodgers, William Dachman, Frank LoVecchio, Michael Filbin, Jonathan Fine, Jean Hammel, Matthew Exline, Lauren Southerland, Michael Kurz, David McCullum, Shahram Lotfipour, Gentry Wilkerson, Heather Prunty, Brian Suffoletto, Aaron Brown, Franziska Jovin

Open Access Research article

Post-traumatic stress disorder and its predictors in emergency medical service personnel: a cross-sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan

Salima Mansoor Kerai, Uzma Rahim Khan, Muhammad Islam, Nargis Asad, Junaid Razzak, Omrana Pasha

Open Access Research article

Recognition and treatment of severe sepsis in the emergency department: retrospective study in two French teaching hospitals

Philippe Le Conte, Séverin Thibergien, Jean Batiste Obellianne, Emmanuel Montassier, Gilles Potel, Pierre Marie Roy, Eric Batard

Open Access Research article

Identifying priorities for quality improvement at an emergency Department in Ghana

Annelies DeWulf, Elom H. Otchi, Sari Soghoian

Open Access Research article

Weaknesses and capacities affecting the Prehospital emergency care for victims of road traffic incidents in the greater Kampala metropolitan area: a cross-sectional study

Joseph Kimuli Balikuddembe, Ali Ardalan, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Amir Nejati, Owais Raza

Open Access Research article

Trauma burden in Tanzania: a one-day survey of all district and regional public hospitals

Hendry R. Sawe, Juma A. Mfinanga, Khalid R. Mbaya, Phillip M. Koka, Said S. Kilindimo, Michael S. Runyon, Victor G. Mwafongo, Lee A. Wallis, Teri A. Reynolds

Open Access Research article

Cardiac patients’ perceptions of neighboring patients’ risk: influence on psychological stress in the ED and subsequent posttraumatic stress

Beatrice Konrad, David Hiti, Bernard P. Chang, Jessica Retuerto, Jacob Julian, Donald Edmondson

Open Access Research article

The association of duration of boarding in the emergency room and the outcome of patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Saad Al-Qahtani, Abdullah Alsultan, Samir Haddad, Abdulmohsen Alsaawi, Moeed Alshehri, Sami Alsolamy, Afef Felebaman, Hani M. Tamim, Nawfal Aljerian, Abdulaziz Al-Dawood, Yaseen Arabi

Open Access Research article

The effectiveness of prehospital hypertonic saline for hypotensive trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

I. E. Blanchard, A. Ahmad, K. L. Tang, P. E. Ronksley, D. Lorenzetti, G. Lazarenko, E. S. Lang, C. J. Doig, H. T. Stelfox

Open Access Research article

Barriers and facilitating factors related to use of early warning score among acute care nurses: a qualitative study

John Asger Petersen, Lars S. Rasmussen, Susan Rydahl-Hansen

Open Access Research article

Safety and applicability of a pre-stage public access ventilator for trained laypersons: a proof of principle study

Patricia Fuchs, Juliane Obermeier, Svend Kamysek, Martin Degner, Hannes Nierath, Henning Jürß, Hartmut Ewald, Jens Schwarz, Martin Becker, Jochen K. Schubert

Open Access Research article

The effectiveness of physiologically based early warning or track and trigger systems after triage in adult patients presenting to emergency departments: a systematic review

Francesca Wuytack, Pauline Meskell, Aislinn Conway, Fiona McDaid, Nancy Santesso, Fergal G. Hickey, Paddy Gillespie, Adam J. N. Raymakers, Valerie Smith, Declan Devane

Open Access Research article

Accuracy of acute burns diagnosis made using smartphones and tablets: a questionnaire-based study among medical experts

Lisa Blom, Constance Boissin, Nikki Allorto, Lee Wallis, Marie Hasselberg, Lucie Laflamme

Open Access Research article

A prospective, observational cohort study of patients presenting to an emergency department with acute shoulder trauma: the Manchester emergency shoulder (MESH) project

Michael J. Callaghan, Janos P. Baombe, Dan Horner, Charles E. Hutchinson, Dilraj Sandher, Simon Carley