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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2013

Inhalt (46 Artikel)

Open Access Original Research

Development of an observational instrument to determine variations in the patient care process and patient flow among emergency physicians and internists at the emergency department

Daisy Roxanna Johanna Christina Koks, Maartje Elisabeth Zonderland, Christian Heringhaus

Open Access Original Research

Preoperative pain treatment in acute abdomen in Osogbo, Nigeria: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study

Olayide Agodirin, Adetunji Oguntola, Moses Adeoti, Austin Agbakwuru, Kehinde Oluwadiya, Babatunde Olofinbiyi

Open Access Original Research

Lack of clinically evident signs of organ failure affects ED treatment of patients with severe sepsis

Dirkjan Kakebeeke, Alice Vis, Ernie RJT de Deckere, Maro H Sandel, Bas de Groot

Open Access Original Research

TBI surveillance using the common data elements for traumatic brain injury: a population study

Latha Ganti Stead, Aakash N Bodhit, Pratik Shashikant Patel, Yasamin Daneshvar, Keith R Peters, Anna Mazzuoccolo, Sudeep Kuchibhotla, Christa Pulvino, Kelsey Hatchitt, Lawrence Lottenberg, Marie-Carmelle Elie-Turenne, Robyn M Hoelle, Abhijna Vedula, Andrea Gabrielli, Bayard D Miller, John H Slish, Michael Falgiani, Tricia Falgiani, J Adrian Tyndall

Open Access Original Research

Clinical significance of treatment delay in status epilepticus

Jonas Hillman, Kai Lehtimäki, Jukka Peltola, Suvi Liimatainen

Open Access Original Research

Practical use, effects and complications of prehospital treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema using the Boussignac CPAP system

Eva Eiske Spijker, Maarten de Bont, Matthijs Bax, Maro Sandel

Open Access Brief Research Report

Outcome predictors of uncomplicated sepsis

Ewoud ter Avest, Maarten de Jong, Ineke Brűmmer, Götz JK Wietasch, Jan C ter Maaten

Open Access Brief Research Report

Experience with the core curricular elements for international emergency medicine fellowships

David I Beran, Jennifer Avegno

Open Access Original Research

Increased incidence of hypotension in elderly patients who underwent emergency airway management: an analysis of a multi-centre prospective observational study

Kohei Hasegawa, Yusuke Hagiwara, Taichi Imamura, Takuyo Chiba, Hiroko Watase, Calvin A Brown 3rd, David FM Brown

Open Access Original Research

National survey of pediatric services available in US emergency departments

Ashley F Sullivan, Susan A Rudders, Amanda L Gonsalves, Anne P Steptoe, Janice A Espinola, Carlos A Camargo Jr

Open Access Brief Research Report

Evaluation of ambulance offload delay at a university hospital emergency department

Derek R Cooney, Susan Wojcik, Naveen Seth, Corey Vasisko, Kevin Stimson

Open Access Brief Research Report

Non-traumatic splenic rupture in a patient on oral anticoagulation

Marije M de Kubber, Lucia JM Kroft, Bas de Groot

Open Access Brief Research Report

Backboard time for patients receiving spinal immobilization by emergency medical services

Derek R Cooney, Harry Wallus, Michael Asaly, Susan Wojcik

Open Access State of International Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine training in the Netherlands, essential changes needed

Menno I Gaakeer, Crispijn L van den Brand, Amanda Bracey, Joris M van Lieshout, Peter Patka

Open Access Original Research

Computer order entry systems in the emergency department significantly reduce the time to medication delivery for high acuity patients

Shahbaz Syed, Dongmei Wang, Debbie Goulard, Tom Rich, Grant Innes, Eddy Lang

Open Access Brief Research Report

The level of agreement regarding patient disposition between emergency physicians and consultants in the emergency department

Mitsunaga Iwata, Katsuo Yamanaka, Yoshimi Kitagawa

Open Access Original Research

Measuring emergency department crowding in an inner city hospital in The Netherlands

Martijn Anneveld, Christien van der Linden, Diana Grootendorst, Martha Galli-Leslie

Open Access Review

Rivaroxaban and other non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in the emergency treatment of thromboembolism

Patrick Goldstein, Ismaïl Elalamy, Kurt Huber, Nicolas Danchin, Eric Wiel

Open Access Original Research

A review of published literature on emergency medicine training programs in low- and middle-income countries

Anna K Nowacki, Megan Landes, Aklilu Azazh, Lisa M Puchalski Ritchie

Open Access State of International Emergency Medicine

State of Emergency Medicine in Switzerland: a national profile of emergency departments in 2006

Bienvenido Sanchez, Alexandre H Hirzel, Roland Bingisser, Annette Ciurea, Aris Exadaktylos, Beat Lehmann, Hans Matter, Kaspar Meier, Joseph Osterwalder, Robert Sieber, Bertrand Yersin, Carlos A Camargo Jr, Olivier Hugli

Open Access Brief Research Report

Validation of the RightSpot™ device for determination of gastric pH during nasogastric tube placement

Charles R Lambert, David Varlotta, Marjorie Posey, Jadie L Heberlein, Janice M Shirley

Open Access Original Research

Creation and implementation of an emergency medicine education and training program in Turkey: an effective educational intervention to address the practitioner gap

Jennifer Whitfield Bellows, Katherine Douglass, Ridvan Atilla, Jeffrey Smith, G Bobby Kapur

Open Access Original Research

Decreased hydration status of emergency department physicians and nurses by the end of their shift

Mohammed Z Alomar, Abdullah Akkam, Samer Alashqar, Abdelmoneim Eldali

Open Access Original Research

Three-year emergency medicine training program in The Netherlands: first evaluation from the residents’ perspective

Salomon Willem Koning, Menno Iskander Gaakeer, Rebekka Veugelers

Open Access Brief Research Report

Fracture of the penis: an atypical presentation

Muhammad Waseem, Ruchi Upadhyay, Ramnath Kapoor, Samuel Agyare

Open Access Review

Rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb – a review

Mandhkani Mahajan, Steven J Rhemrev

Open Access Original Research

Misplaced links in the chain of survival due to an incorrect manual for the emergency call at public facilities

Yutaka Takei, Taiki Nishi, Keiko Takase, Takahisa Kamikura, Hideo Inaba

Open Access Original Research

The Emergency Severity Index, version 4, for pediatric triage: a reliability study in Tabriz Children’s Hospital, Tabriz, Iran

Amir Hossein Jafari-Rouhi, Sara Sardashti, Ali Taghizadieh, Hassan Soleimanpour, Mohammad Barzegar

Open Access Original Research

Emergency department waiting room: many requests, many insured and many primary care physician referrals

Michael F Kamali, Minal Jain, Anunaya R Jain, Sandra M Schneider

Open Access Original Research

Introduction of the community first responder system into Japan: is that possible?

Yoshiki Toyokuni, Masayuki Suzukawa, Keisuke Yamashita, Chikara Yonekawa, Katsuaki Kubota, Yasuharu Yasuda, Akihiro Kobayashi, Hiroki Matsubara

Open Access Review

Lemierre’s syndrome

Wesley Eilbert, Nitin Singla

Open Access Original Research

Emergency department crowding in The Netherlands: managers’ experiences

Christien van der Linden, Resi Reijnen, Robert W Derlet, Robert Lindeboom, Naomi van der Linden, Cees Lucas, John R Richards

Open Access Original Research

Learning curve for paramedic endotracheal intubation and complications

Junko Toda, Alexis Akira Toda, Johji Arakawa

Open Access Original Research

Employees’ views on home-based, after-hours telephone triage by Dutch GP cooperatives

Ramona Backhaus, Job van Exel, Antoinette de Bont

Open Access Original Research

Serum lactate and phosphate as biomarkers of intestinal ischemia in a Ugandan tertiary hospital: a cross-sectional study

Ronald Kintu-Luwaga, Moses Galukande, Francis N Owori

Open Access Brief Research Report

Intrasphenoidal encephalocele: an incidental finding in emergency department

Muhammad Waseem, Ruchi Upadhyay, Husayn Al-Husayni, Samuel Agyare

Open Access Original Research

Deep venous thrombosis after major abdominal surgery in a Ugandan hospital: a prospective study

Andrew L Muleledhu, Moses Galukande, Patson Makobore, Tom Mwambu, Faith Ameda, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde

Open Access Original Research

A multicenter controlled trial on knowledge and attitude about cardiopulmonary resuscitation among secondary school children in Malaysia

Nik Hisamuddin NA Rahman, Chew Keng Sheng, Tuan Hairulnizam T Kamauzaman, Abu Yazid Md Noh, Shaik Farid A Wahab, Ida Zarina Zaini, Mohd Hashairi Fauzi, Andey Ab Rahman, Nur Shahidah Dzulkifli

Open Access Brief Research Report

“Head to Head”: pneumocephalus as a complication of soccer

Eamon C Francis, Eimhear Quinn, John Ryan