Ausgabe 1/2023
Inhalt (146 Artikel)
Survival and analysis of prognostic factors for severe burn patients with inhalation injury: based on the respiratory SOFA score
- Open Access
- Research
Qiang Ji, Jun Tang, Shulian Li, Junjie Chen
Prediction of pre-hospital blood transfusion in trauma patients based on scoring systems
- Open Access
- Research
Michal Plodr, Jana Berková, Radomír Hyšpler, Anatolij Truhlář, Jiří Páral, Jaromír Kočí
Under the chest pain center mechanism, whether the nursing handover affects the nursing efficiency and the outcomes of patients with STEMI in the emergency department? A retrospective study
- Open Access
- Research
Zhenyu Luo, Sihui Liu, Yunying Li, Shuyan Zhong
Not only COVID-19 disease impacts ambulance emergency demands but also lockdowns and quarantines
- Open Access
- COVID-19
- Research
Séverine Vuilleumier, Thierry Spichiger, Sandrine Dénéréaz, Assunta Fiorentino
Effects of the establishment of trauma centres on the mortality rate among seriously injured patients: a propensity score matching retrospective study
- Open Access
- Research
Qiangping Zhou, Haijin Huang, Linhui Zheng, Haiming Chen, Yuanlin Zeng
Incidence management system of the healthcare institutions for disaster management in Sri Lanka
- Open Access
- Research
Nayani Umesha Rajapaksha, Chrishantha Abeysena, Aindralal Balasuriya, Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Suranga Manilgama, Yibeltal Assefa Alemu
Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index as effective predictor for in-hospital mortality of patients with cardiac arrest: a retrospective study
- Open Access
- Research
Nan Zhang, Qingting Lin, Hui Jiang, Huadong Zhu
Is it time to re-think FAST? A systematic review and meta-analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) and conventional ultrasound for initial assessment of abdominal trauma
- Open Access
- Research
Bayu Sutarjono, Matthew Kessel, Dorian Alexander, Ekjot Grewal
Time indices of pre-hospital EMS missions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Iran
- Open Access
- COVID-19
- Research
Mohammadreza Sabbaghi, Mohammad Namazinia, Kheizaran Miri
Data quality assessment in emergency medical services: an objective approach
- Open Access
- Research
Mehrnaz Mashoufi, Haleh Ayatollahi, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Tahere Talebi Azad Boni
Peripheral blood monocyte status is a predictor for judging occurrence and development on sepsis in older adult population: a case control study
- Open Access
- Research
Qian Gao, Li Yang, Fei Teng, Shu‑Bin Guo
Improvement in the diagnosis and practices of emergency healthcare providers for heat emergencies after HEAT (heat emergency awareness & treatment) an educational intervention: a multicenter quasi-experimental study
- Open Access
- Research
Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Asrar Ali, Ahmed Raheem, Salman Muhammad Soomar, Shahan Waheed, Salima Mansoor Kerai, Muhammad Akbar Baig, Saima Salman, Syed Ghazanfar Saleem, Seemin Jamali, Junaid A. Razzak
Musculus psoas major morphology - a novel predictor of mortality in elderly polytraumatized patients
- Open Access
- Research
Gregor Wollner, Valerie Weihs, Stephan Frenzel, Silke Aldrian, Lukas Leopold Negrin
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Injuries and outcomes resulting due to falls in elderly patients presenting to the Emergency Department of a tertiary care hospital – a cohort study
- Open Access
- Research
Salman Muhammad Soomar, Zeyanna Dhalla
Operation of national coordinating service for interhospital transfer from emergency departments: experience and implications from Korea
- Open Access
- Research
Hye Sook Min, Ho Kyung Sung, Goeun Choi, Hyehyun Sung, Minhee Lee, Seong Jung Kim, Eunsil Ko
Plasma calprotectin as an indicator of need of transfer to intensive care in patients with suspected sepsis at the emergency department
- Open Access
- Research
Åsa Parke, Christian Unge, David Yu, Jonas Sundén-Cullberg, Kristoffer Strålin
Australian emergency department care for older adults diagnosed with low back pain of lumbar spine origin: a retrospective analysis of electronic medical record system data (2016–2019)
- Open Access
- Research
Katie de Luca, Andrew J McLachlan, Chris G Maher, Gustavo C Machado
Changes in emergency psychiatric consultations in time of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study in the Verona Academic Hospital over the two pandemic years 2020–2021
- Open Access
- COVID-19
- Research article
Luca Bodini, Chiara Bonetto, Antonio Maccagnani, Antonio Bonora, Enrico Polati, Giorgio Ricci, Ciro Paolillo, Francesco Amaddeo, Antonio Lasalvia
Epidemiological characteristics of deaths from road traffic accidents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a study based on traffic police records (2018–2020)
- Open Access
- Research
Micheal Alemayehu, Asfawesen Woldemeskel, Ararso Baru Olani, Tariku Bekelcho
Stress of emergency physicians during helicopter operations: impact of patients’ diagnoses, severity of diagnoses, and physicians’ work experience
- Open Access
- Research
Katja Petrowski, Camila Paola Malkewitz, Christian Schöniger, Mark Frank, Lorenz Theiler
Emergency department care experiences among members of equity-deserving groups: quantitative results from a cross-sectional mixed methods study
- Open Access
- Research
Susan A. Bartels, Meredith MacKenzie, Stuart L. Douglas, Amanda Collier, Jodie Pritchard, Eva Purkey, David Messenger, Melanie Walker
Analyzing the queuing theory at the emergency department at King Hussein cancer center
- Open Access
- Research
Mahmoud Salameh Qandeel, Islam Khaleel Al-Qudah, Riyad Nayfeh, Haitham Aryan, Omar Ajaj, Hisham Alkhatib, Yousef Hamdan
Self-reported skills and self-confidence in point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional nationwide survey amongst Finnish emergency physicians
- Open Access
- Research article
Ossi Hannula, Ville Hällberg, Anna Meuronen, Olli Suominen, Suvi Rautiainen, Ari Palomäki, Harri Hyppölä, Ritva Vanninen, Kalle Mattila
Red cell distribution width and mortality in older patients with frailty in the emergency department
- Open Access
- Research
Janne Alakare, Kirsi Kemp, Timo Strandberg, Maaret Castrén, Jukka Tolonen, Veli-Pekka Harjola
When disaster strikes: staff recall and the use of staff recall systems during mass patient influx at Norwegian emergency primary health care centers – a cross-sectional study
- Open Access
- Research
Fredrik Femtehjell Friberg, Heléne Nilsson, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist Leonardsen
The study of nurses’ knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management and control in emergency departments
- Open Access
- Research
Sajjad Ahmadi, Parya Vojdani, Hamid Reza MortezaBagi
Prehospital clinical practice guidelines for unintentional injuries: a scoping review and prioritisation process
- Open Access
- Research
Desmond Kuupiel, Nasreen S. Jessani, Jody Boffa, Celeste Naude, Emmy De Buck, Philippe Vandekerckhove, Michael McCaul
Point-of-care neutrophil CD64 as a rule in diagnostic test for bacterial infections in the emergency department
- Open Access
- Research
N. L. M. van de Ven, S. H. Bongers, R. Spijkerman, L. Koenderman, L. P. H. Leenen, F. Hietbrink, Thomas M. P. Nijdam, Bas J. J. Bindels, Nikita K. N. Jorritsma, Remi Verhaegh, Judith S. Spanjaard, Benjamin W. Verboeket, Duco Laane, Karlijn van Wessem, Wiebe Buitenwerf, Daan E. J. van Spengler, Eva Mulder, Nienke Vrisekoop, Harry Heijerma, Harriët M. R. van Goor, Amely Daza Zabaleta, Frederiek van den Bos, Feikje Stiphout, Karin A. H. Kaasjager, Emma Rademaker, Meri R. J. Varkila, Nikki de Mul, Olaf L. Cremer, Arjen Slooter, Maarten Limper, Helen Leavis, Eveline M. Delemarre, Aridaman Pandit, Femke van Wijk, Stefan Nierkens, Bernard N. Jukema, Chantal C. Clark, Arjan D. Barendrecht, Cor W. Seinen, Sandra Drost-Verhoef, Simone Smits, Naomi M. J. Parr, Sylvie A. E. Sebastian, Arnold C. Koekman, Annet C. van Wesel, Erhard van der Vries, Coen Maas, Steven de Maat, Saskia Haitjema, Imo E. Hoefer, Gerjen H. Tinnevelt, Jeroen J. Jansen
Equivalence of the top-down manoeuvre and bottom-up manoeuvre in speed and accuracy of identifying the cricothyroid membrane: a prospective randomised cross-over study
- Open Access
- Research
Yohei Kamikawa, Osamu Muto, Hiroyuki Hayashi
A phenomenological interview study with patients being non-conveyed in the ambulance service
- Open Access
- Research
Jakob Lederman, Caroline Löfvenmark, Therese Djärv, Veronica Lindström, Carina Elmqvist
Paediatric emergency medicine practice in Nigeria: a narrative review
- Open Access
- Review
Joy N. Eze, Benedict O. Edelu, Ikenna K. Ndu, Tagbo Oguonu
Anaemia in the first week may be associated with long-term mortality among critically ill patients: propensity score-based analyses
- Open Access
- Research
I-Hung Lin, Pei-Ya Liao, Li-Ting Wong, Ming-Cheng Chan, Chieh-Liang Wu, Wen-Cheng Chao
Characteristics of rib fracture patients who require chest computed tomography in the emergency department
- Open Access
- Research article
Woosik Kim, Juhyun Song, Sungwoo Moon, Jooyeong Kim, Hanjin Cho, Jonghak Park, Sungjin Kim, Sejoong Ahn
Prolonged length of stay and its associated factors at adult emergency department in amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals, northwest Ethiopia
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- Research
Asnake Gashaw Belayneh, Yemataw Zewdu Temachu, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Mignote Hailu Gebrie
War-related traumatic brain injuries during the Syrian armed conflict in Damascus 2014–2017: a cohort study and a literature review
- Open Access
- Research
Ibrahem Hanafi, Eskander Munder, Sulafa Ahmad, Iman Arabhamo, Suzan Alziab, Noor Badin, Ahmad Omarain, Mhd Khaled Jawish, Muhannad Saleh, Vera Nickl, Tamara Wipplinger, Christoph Wipplinger, Robert Nickl
Potential to enhance telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation with improved instructions - findings from a simulation-based manikin study with lay rescuers
- Open Access
- Research article
Carlos Ramon Hölzing, Peter Brinkrolf, Camilla Metelmann, Bibiana Metelmann, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Mina Baumgarten
Emergency care in post-conflict settings: a systematic literature review
- Open Access
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Kalin Werner, Mohini Kak, Christopher H. Herbst, Tracy Kuo Lin
Investigating the professional capability of triage nurses in the emergency department and its determinants: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran
- Open Access
- Research
Maryam Aghabarary, Zahra Pourghaedi, Mostafa Bijani
Assessing bystander first aid: development and validation of a First Aid Quality Assessment (FAQA) tool
- Open Access
- Research article
Siri Idland, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Håkon Kvåle Bakke, Magnus Hjortdahl
Myocardial injury defined as elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is associated with higher mortality in patients seeking care at emergency departments with acute dyspnea
- Open Access
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T Wessman, A Zorlak, Per Wändell, O Melander, AC Carlsson, T Ruge
Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review
- Open Access
- Research
Emma J. Adams, Lucy Morris, Goolnora Marshall, Frank Coffey, Philip D. Miller, Holly Blake
Fall injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of prospective injury registry from 23 health facilities in Malawi and Tanzania
- Open Access
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Hendry R. Sawe, Wakisa Mulwafu, Linda Chokotho, Kevin Croke, Rachel Chamanga, Meyhar Mohammed, Jonna Bertfelt, Harrieth P. Ndumwa, Juma A. Mfinanga, Sveta Milusheva
Resuscitation room management of patients with non-traumatic critical illness in the emergency department (OBSERvE-DUS-study)
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Janina Dziegielewski, Falko C. Schulte, Christian Jung, Georg Wolff, Oliver Hannappel, Philipp Kümpers, Michael Bernhard, Mark Michael
Ambulance referral of more than 2 hours could result in a high prevalence of medical-device-related pressure injuries (MDRPIs) with characteristics different from some inpatient settings: a descriptive observational study
- Open Access
- Research
Zhenyu Luo, Sihui Liu, Linhe Yang, Shuyan Zhong, Lihua Bai
The utility of the Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS) compared with three other early warning scores in predicting in-hospital mortality among COVID-19 patients in the emergency department: a multicenter validation study
- Open Access
- Research
Onlak Ruangsomboon, Nutthida Phanprasert, Supawich Jirathanavichai, Chanokporn Puchongmart, Phetsinee Boonmee, Netiporn Thirawattanasoot, Thawonrat Dorongthom, Nattakarn praphruetkit, Apichaya Monsomboon
The association between the experience of lay responders and response interval to medical emergencies in a rural area: an observational study
- Open Access
- Research article
S. M. Starck, J. J. Jensen, L. Sarkisian, H. Schakow, C. Andersen, F. L. Henriksen
Effect of emergency physician-operated emergency short-stay ward on emergency department stay length and clinical outcomes: a case-control study
- Open Access
- Research
Sean Moon, Taegyun Kim, Heesu Park, Hayoung Kim, Jieun Shin, Yun Seong Park, Gaonsorae Wang
Impact of COVID-19-adapted guidelines using different airway management strategies on resuscitation quality in out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest – a randomised manikin study
- Open Access
- Research
Sean S. Scholz, Sissy Linder, Eugen Latka, Tobias Bartnick, Daniel Karla, Daniel Thaemel, Marlena Wolff, Odile Sauzet, Sebastian W. Rehberg, Karl-Christian Thies , Gerrit Jansen
Informative triage scales may be superior to non-informative ones in case of poor clinical expertise of raters
- Open Access
- Editorial
Amir Mirhaghi
The Rapid Arterial oCclusion Evaluation (RACE) scale accuracy for diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke in emergency department – A multicenter study
- Open Access
- Research
Hosein Rafiemanesh, Negin Barikro, Somayeh Karimi, Mehran Sotoodehnia, Alireza Jalali, Alireza Baratloo
Systematic review on the current state of disaster preparation Simulation Exercises (SimEx)
- Open Access
- Research
Syed Sarosh Mahdi, Hafsa Abrar Jafri, Raheel Allana, Gopi Battineni, Mariam Khawaja, Syeda Sakina, Daniyal Agha, Kiran Rehman, Francesco Amenta
Comparison between two triage scales requires testing users who do not have a known scale, with referent scenarios including all pathologies
- Open Access
- Matters Arising
Antoine Aubrion, Romain Clanet, Richard Macrez
Epidemiology of severe trauma in Navarra for 10 years: out-of-hospital/ in-hospital deaths and survivors
- Open Access
- Research
Eider Arbizu-Fernández, Alfredo Echarri-Sucunza, Arkaitz Galbete, Mariano Fortún-Moral, Tomas Belzunegui-Otano
Incidence and predictors of mortality among traumatic brain injury patients admitted to Amhara region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2022
- Open Access
- Research
Tiruye Azene Demlie, Mahlet Temesgen Alemu, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Fasil Wagnew, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen
Decision on non-conveyance of patients suspected of COVID-19 in a novel arrangement with assessment visits by paramedics at home
- Open Access
- Research
Vibe Maria Laden Nielsen, Tim Alex Lindskou, Ulla Møller Weinreich, Michael Skærbæk Jespersen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Henrik Bøggild
Ketamine versus etomidate for rapid sequence intubation in patients with trauma: a retrospective study in a level 1 trauma center in Korea
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- Research
Jinjoo Kim, Kyoungwon Jung, Jonghwan Moon, Junsik Kwon, Byung Hee Kang, Jayoung Yoo, Seoyoung Song, Eunsook Bang, Sora Kim, Yo Huh
Facilitators and barriers to collaboration between pre-hospital emergency and emergency department in traffic accidents: a qualitative study
- Open Access
- Research
Hasan Jamshidi, Reza Khani Jazani, Ali Khani Jeihooni, Ahmad Alibabaei, Shahram Alamdari, Majid Najafi Kalyani
Correction: Investigating the professional capability of triage nurses in the emergency department and its determinants: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran
- Open Access
- Correction
Maryam Aghabarary, Zahra Pourghaedi, Mostafa Bijani
The first positive evidence that training improves triage decisions in Greece: evidence from emergency nurses at an Academic Tertiary Care Emergency Department
- Open Access
- Research
Sofia-Chrysovalantou Zagalioti, Barbara Fyntanidou, Aristomenis Exadaktylos, Konstantinos Lallas, Mairi Ziaka
Emergency department-based injury surveillance information system: a conceptual model
- Open Access
- Research
Nader Mirani, Haleh Ayatollahi, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Kimia Zeraatkar
Correction: Systematic review on the current state of disaster preparation Simulation Exercises (SimEx)
- Open Access
- Correction
Syed Sarosh Mahdi, Hafsa Abrar Jafri, Raheel Allana, Gopi Battineni, Mariam Khawaja, Syeda Sakina, Daniyal Agha, Kiran Rehman, Francesco Amenta
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical-seeking behavior in older adults by comparing the presenting complaints of the emergency department visits
- Open Access
- Research
Henry Chih-Hung Tai, Yi-Hao Kao, Yen-Wen Lai, Jiann-Hwa Chen, Wei-Lung Chen, Jui-Yuan Chung
Identification of low-acuity attendances in routine clinical information documented in German Emergency Departments
- Open Access
- Research
Anna Slagman, Antje Fischer-Rosinský, David Legg, Kristin Schmieder, Martin Möckel
Decision-making on the fly: a qualitative study of physicians in out-of-hospital emergency medical services
- Open Access
- Research
Ema Karmelić, Henrik Lindlöf, Jamie Linnea Luckhaus, Moa Malmqvist Castillo, Veronica Vicente, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Carl Savage
Heart rate responses in critical care trainees during airway intubation: a comparison between the simulated and clinical environments
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- Research
Jackson Ji, Bridget Langley, Rachel Zordan, Julian van Dijk, Heidi Helene Graham Thies, Anjalee Brahmbhatt, Clarissa Torcasio, Neil Cunningham
Correction: Australian emergency department care for older adults diagnosed with low back pain of lumbar spine origin: a retrospective analysis of electronic medical record system data (2016–2019)
- Open Access
- Correction
Katie de Luca, Andrew J McLachlan, Chris G Maher, Gustavo C Machado
Family & bystander experiences of emergency ambulance services care: a scoping review
- Open Access
- Research
Eillish Satchell, Melissa Carey, Bridget Dicker, Haydn Drake, Merryn Gott, Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Natalie Anderson
Traumatic cardiac arrest – a nationwide Danish study
- Open Access
- Research
Signe Amalie Wolthers, Theo Walther Jensen, Niklas Breindahl, Louise Milling, Stig Nikolaj Blomberg, Lars Bredevang Andersen, Søren Mikkelsen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Helle Collatz Christensen
A pilot, prospective trial of IntuBrite® versus Macintosh direct laryngoscopy for paramedic endotracheal intubation in out of hospital cardiac arrest
- Open Access
- Research article
Przemysław Kluj, Michał Fedorczak, Tomasz Gaszyński, Paweł Ratajczyk
Hospital disaster preparedness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of English literature
- Open Access
- Research
Bashir Farah, Milena Pavlova, Wim Groot
Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South Africa
- Open Access
- Research
Aleksandra Pettke, Willem Stassen, Lucie Laflamme, Lee Alan Wallis, Marie Hasselberg
Factors related to the frequent use of emergency department services in Korea
- Open Access
- Research
Eun Deok Cho, Bomgyeol Kim, Do Hee Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Suk-Yong Jang, Tae Hyun Kim
Behavioural observation tool for patient involvement and collaboration in emergency care teams (PIC-ET-tool)
- Open Access
- Research
Hanna Dubois, Johan Creutzfeldt, Tanja Manser
Experience of a TelEmergency program in Colombia South America: descriptive observational study between 2019 and 2021
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- Research
Carlos E. Vallejo-Bocanumen, Daniel Pérez-Martínez, Diana Carolina Quiceno-Salazar, Yésica Paola Mejía-Gonzalez, Juan F. García-Cano, Diana C. Martínez-Pérez
Association between natural hazards and postnatal care among the neonates in India: a step towards full coverage using geospatial approach
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- Research
Papai Barman, Nawaj Sarif, Amiya Saha
Systemic review of age brackets in pediatric emergency medicine literature and the development of a universal age classification for pediatric emergency patients - the Munich Age Classification System (MACS)
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Alexander Althammer, Stephan Prückner, Geogr Christian Gehring, Victoria Lieftüchter, Heiko Trentzsch, Florian Hoffmann
Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy / difficult intubation cases using upper airway ultrasound measurements in emergency department: a prospective observational study
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- Research
Mehran Sotoodehnia, Maryam Khodayar, Alireza Jalali, Mehdi Momeni, Arash Safaie, Atefeh Abdollahi
Characterization of non-cardiac arrest PulsePoint activations in public and private settings
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- Research
Jennifer Blackwood, Mohamud R. Daya, Ben Sorenson, Brian Schaeffer, Mike Dawson, Michael Charter, James Mark Nania, Julie Charbonneau, Jeremy Robertson, Michael Mancera, Chris Carbon, Dawn B. Jorgenson, Mengqi Gao, Richard Price, Chris Rosse, Thomas Rea
Mobile care - a possible future for emergency care in Sweden
- Open Access
- Research
Christofer Teske, Ghassan Mourad, Micha Milovanovic
Improving paramedic responses for patients dying at home: a theory of change-based approach
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Jane Simpson, Bader Nael Remawi, Kieran Potts, Tania Blackmore, Maddy French, Karen Haydock, Richard Peters, Michael Hill, Oliver-Jon Tidball, Georgina Parker, Michelle Waddington, Nancy Preston
Experiences of patients and next of kin on informed consent process for emergency surgery in two Urban university teaching hospitals in Uganda: a comparative cross sectional study
- Open Access
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Olivia Kituuka, Erisa Mwaka, Ian Munabi, Moses Galukande
What is the best way to keep the patient warm during technical rescue? Results from two prospective randomised controlled studies with healthy volunteers
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Martin Lier, Christopher Jebens, Annette Lorey-Tews, Tim Heyne, Nils Kunze-Szikszay, Johannes Wieditz, Anselm Bräuer
Iranian nurses’ perceptions of core competencies required for disaster risk management
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- Research
Faezeh Soltani Goki, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Amirreza Sabzi, Gulcan Taskiran Eskici, Jamileh Farokhzadian
Real-time monitoring of vitamin C levels in trauma patients by electron-spin resonance spectrometry
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- Research
Ryuichi Takenaka, Shigekiyo Matsumoto, Shinichi Nureki, Shinsuke Wada, Yoshimasa Oyama, Teruo Sakamoto, Takaaki Kitano, Osamu Shigemitsu
Critical illness at the emergency department of a Tanzanian national hospital in a three-year period 2019–2021
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- Research
Erick A. Mboya, Harrieth P. Ndumwa, Davis E. Amani, Paulina N. Nkondora, Victoria Mlele, Happines Biyengo, Ramadhan Mashoka, Rashan Haniffa, Abi Beane, Juma Mfinanga, Bruno F. Sunguya, Hendry R. Sawe, Tim Baker
Validation of the modified Alvarado score on patients attending A&E units with suspected appendicitis
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Eszter Mán, András Szilágyi, Zsolt Simonka, Ferenc Rárosi, Zoltán Pető, György Lázár
Retraction Note: Injuries and outcomes resulting due to falls in elderly patients presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital – a cohort study
- Open Access
- Retraction Note
Salman Muhammad Soomar, Zeyanna Dhalla
Assessment of renal function indexes in methamphetamine or tramadol intoxication adults to the emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Open Access
- Research
Alireza Amanollahi, Yadollah Mehrabi, Mohsen Sedighi, Hamed Basir Ghafouri, Amir Zahedi, Shahin Shadnia, Koorosh Etemad
An analysis of racial inequities in emergency department triage among patients with stroke-like symptoms in the United States
- Open Access
- Research
Gabriel Neves, John DeToledo, James Morris, K. Tom Xu
Knowledge and experience of paramedics concerning patients with hearing and visual disability
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Nesrin Alharthy, Raghad Almotairy, Rahaf Aldulhum, Albatool Alghamdi, Reem Aquil, Ghada Alkharaan, Sara Alsuwais, Abdullah Alshibani
Assessment of adequacy and appropriateness of pain management practice among trauma patients at the Ethiopian Aabet Hospital: A prospective observational study
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- Research
Wondwossen Alemu Ayano, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Melaku Tileku, Tilahun Jiru, Shemsu Umer Hussen
The general attributes and competence for nurses in a single responder unit: A modified Delphi study
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- Research
Viivi Tikkanen, Marija Arsic, Maria Henricson
The outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and their predictors during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic in Iran
- Open Access
- Research
Afshin Goodarzi, Alireza Abdi, Hooman Ghasemi, Niloofar Darvishi, Rostam Jalali
Rethinking non-urgent EMS conveyance to ED during night-time - a pilot study in Southwest Finland
- Open Access
- Research
Aleksi Kasvi, Timo Iirola, Hilla Nordquist
Recognition of visual symptoms in stroke: a challenge to patients, bystanders, and Emergency Medical Services
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Kristina Parsberg Berg, Viktor Frederik Idin Sørensen, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Helle Collatz Christensen, Christina Kruuse
Prehospital pulse pressure and mortality of septic shock patients cared for by a mobile intensive care unit
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Romain Jouffroy, Basile Gilbert, Jean Pierre Tourtier, Emmanuel Bloch-Laine, Patrick Ecollan, Josiane Boularan, Vincent Bounes, Benoit Vivien, Papa Gueye
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on trauma-related emergency medical service in older people: a retrospective cohort study
- Open Access
- Research
Mohammadreza Sabbaghi, Kheizaran Miri, Mohammad Namazinia
The trend of change in the role of pre-hospital emergency medical services in Iran’s healthcare system: a situational analysis
- Open Access
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Kheizaran Miri, Mohammadreza Sabbaghi, Seyyed Reza Mazlum, Mohammad Namazinia
Real world safety of methoxyflurane analgesia in the emergency setting: a comparative hybrid prospective-retrospective post-authorisation safety study
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- Research
Nawab Qizilbash, Himanshu Kataria, Heather Jarman, Ben Bloom, Michelle Bradney, Maggie Oh, Sue Anne Yee, Ana Roncero, Ignacio Mendez, Stuart Pocock
Tourniquet self-application assessment in cold weather conditions
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- Research
Carlos Yánez Benítez, Teófilo Lorente-Aznar, Idurre Labaka, Marcelo A. F. Ribeiro Jr, Yosu Viteri, Koji Morishita, Marta Baselga, Antonio Güemes
Police as first reponders improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
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Clint Jean Louis, Marta Cildoz, Alfredo Echarri, Carlos Beaumont, Fermin Mallor, Robert Greif, Miguel Baigorri, Diego Reyero
Association between independent practice time and patient outcomes in the emergency department: a retrospective study of residents in three urban hospitals in Taiwan
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Yi-Ying Chen, Patrick Chow-In Ko, Chien-Yu Chi, Kah Meng Chong, Yen-Pin Chen, Chien-Hua Huang
Application of analgesics in emergency services in Germany: a survey of the medical directors
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Signe Vilcane, Olga Scharonow, Christian Weilbach, Maximilian Scharonow
Relationship between systolic blood pressure and mortality in older vs younger trauma patients – a retrospective multicentre observational study
- Open Access
- Research article
Axel Benhamed, Brice Batomen, Valérie Boucher, Krishan Yadav, Chartelin Jean Isaac, Eric Mercier, Francis Bernard, Julien Blais-L’écuyer, Karim Tazarourte, Marcel Emond
Editorial: Optimizing opioid prescriptions in the emergency department
- Open Access
- Editorial
Ashraf A. Dahaba, Rishi S. Nannan Panday
Prospective observational study on clinical and epidemiological profile of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleed
- Open Access
- Research
Alok Raj, Nidhi Kaeley, Hari Prasad, Itish Patnaik, Yogesh Bahurupi, Shrirang Joshi, Krishna Shukla, Santosh Galagali, Sanket Patel
Medical emergencies at sea: an analysis of ambulance-supported and autonomously performed operations by lifeboat crews
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