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BMC Emergency Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2013

Inhalt (26 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Risk and clinical-outcome indicators of delirium in an emergency department intermediate care unit (EDIMCU): an observational prospective study

José Mariz, Nadine Correia Santos, Hugo Afonso, Pedro Rodrigues, António Faria, Nuno Sousa, Jorge Teixeira

Open Access Research article

Missing the boat: odds for the patients who leave ED without being seen

Jabeen Fayyaz, Munawar Khursheed, Mohammed Umer Mir, Amber Mehmood

Open Access Correspondence

Advanced accident research system based on a medical and engineering data in the metropolitan area of Florence

Simone Piantini, David Grassi, Marco Mangini, Marco Pierini, Giovanni Zagli, Rosario Spina, Adriano Peris

Open Access Research article

Development and pilot implementation of a locally developed Trauma Registry: lessons learnt in a low-income country

Amber Mehmood, Junaid Abdul Razzak, Sarah Kabir, Ellen J MacKenzie, Adnan A Hyder

Open Access Case report

Life threatening intracerebral haemorrhage following saw- scaled viper (Echis carinatus) envenoming-authenticated case report from Sri Lanka

Chathuranga Lakmal Fonseka, Vijayabala Jeevagan, Christeine Ariaranee Gnanathasan

Open Access Research article

Epidemiology of noninvasive mechanical ventilation in acute respiratory failure - a retrospective population-based study

Shihan Wang, Balwinder Singh, Lin Tian, Michelle Biehl, Ivaylo L Krastev, Marija Kojicic, Guangxi Li

Open Access Research article

Over-prescribing of antibiotics and imaging in the management of uncomplicated URIs in emergency departments

K Tom Xu, Daniel Roberts, Irvin Sulapas, Omar Martinez, Justin Berk, John Baldwin

Open Access Research article

Impact of a stress coping strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized controlled trial

Sabina Hunziker, Simona Pagani, Katrin Fasler, Franziska Tschan, Norbert K Semmer, Stephan Marsch

Open Access Research article

Interrelationship of alcohol misuse, HIV sexual risk and HIV screening uptake among emergency department patients

Alexis D Trillo, Roland C Merchant, Janette R Baird, George T Ladd, Tao Liu, Ted D Nirenberg

Open Access Research article

Who leaves the emergency department without being seen? A public hospital experience in Georgetown, Guyana

Kendra P Parekh, Stephan Russ, David A Amsalem, Navindranauth Rambaran, Seth W Wright

Open Access Research article

Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) over-triage and the financial implications for major trauma centres in NSW, Australia

Colman B Taylor, Kate Curtis, Stephen Jan, Mark Newcombe

Open Access Study protocol

Optimizing triage and hospitalization in adult general medical emergency patients: the triage project

Philipp Schuetz, Pierre Hausfater, Devendra Amin, Sebastian Haubitz, Lukas Fässler, Eva Grolimund, Alexander Kutz, Ursula Schild, Zeljka Caldara, Katharina Regez, Andriy Zhydkov, Timo Kahles, Krassen Nedeltchev, Stefanie von Felten, Sabina De Geest, Antoinette Conca, Petra Schäfer-Keller, Andreas Huber, Mario Bargetzi, Ulrich Buergi, Gabrielle Sauvin, Pasqualina Perrig-Chiello, Barbara Reutlinger, Beat Mueller

Open Access Study protocol

Evidence-based paramedic models of care to reduce unnecessary emergency department attendance – feasibility and safety

Judith C Finn, Daniel M Fatovich, Glenn Arendts, David Mountain, Hideo Tohira, Teresa A Williams, Peter Sprivulis, Antonio Celenza, Tony Ahern, Alexandra P Bremner, Peter Cameron, Meredith L Borland, Ian R Rogers, Ian G Jacobs

Open Access Research article

Factors affecting pediatric isotonic fluid resuscitation efficiency: a randomized controlled trial evaluating the impact of syringe size

Greg Harvey, Gary Foster, Asmaa Manan, Lehana Thabane, Melissa J Parker

Open Access Research article

Appendicitis: What does really make the difference between private and public hospitals?

Milton Steinman, Patrícia S Rogeri, Lia L Lenci, Clara C Kirschner, José Carlos Teixeira, Paulo David S Gonçalves, Nelson Akamine, Silvio Possa

Open Access Research article

Emergency department utilization among recently released prisoners: a retrospective cohort study

Joseph W Frank, Christina M Andrews, Traci C Green, Aaron M Samuels, T Tony Trinh, Peter D Friedmann

Open Access Study protocol

Design of the PRINCESS trial: pre-hospital resuscitation intra-nasal cooling effectiveness survival study (PRINCESS)

Per Nordberg, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Maaret Castren, Anatolij Truhlár, Didier Desruelles, Sune Forsberg, Jacob Hollenberg, Jean-Louis Vincent, Leif Svensoon

Open Access Study protocol

The PanAM study: a multi-center, double-blinded, randomized, non-inferiority study of paracetamol versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in treating acute musculoskeletal trauma

Milan L Ridderikhof, Philipp Lirk, Niels W Schep, Anneke Hoeberichts, Wilhelmina T Goddijn, Jan SK Luitse, E Marleen Kemper, Marcel G W Dijkgraaf, Markus W Hollmann, J Carel Goslings

Open Access Research article

Tranexamic acid for patients with traumatic brain injury: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

Surakrant Yutthakasemsunt, Warawut Kittiwatanagul, Parnumas Piyavechvirat, Bandit Thinkamrop, Nakornchai Phuenpathom, Pisake Lumbiganon

Open Access Research article

Implementing wait-time reductions under Ontario government benchmarks (Pay-for-Results): a Cluster Randomized Trial of the Effect of a Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance team (MDRNSTAT) on emergency department patient wait times

Ivy Cheng, Jacques Lee, Nicole Mittmann, Jeffrey Tyberg, Sharon Ramagnano, Alex Kiss, Michael Schull, Fergus Kerr, Merrick Zwarenstein

Open Access Research article

The accuracy of surrogate decision makers: informed consent in hypothetical acute stroke scenarios

Jessica Bryant, Lesli E Skolarus, Barbara Smith, Eric E Adelman, William J Meurer

Open Access Research article

Reliability of team-based self-monitoring in critical events: a pilot study

Martin Stocker, Lynda Menadue, Suzan Kakat, Kumi De Costa, Julie Combes, Winston Banya, Mary Lane, Ajay Desai, Margarita Burmester

Open Access Study protocol

Methodology for developing quality indicators for the care of older people in the Emergency Department

Melinda Martin-Khan, Ellen Burkett, Linda Schnitker, Richard N Jones, Leonard C Gray

Open Access Research article

An association between systolic blood pressure and stroke among patients with impaired consciousness in out-of-hospital emergency settings

Taro Irisawa, Taku Iwami, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Chika Nishiyama, Tomohiko Sakai, Kayo Tanigawa-Sugihara, Sumito Hayashida, Tatsuya Nishiuchi, Tadahiko Shiozaki, Osamu Tasaki, Takashi Kawamura, Atsushi Hiraide, Takeshi Shimazu

Open Access Research article

All purulence is local – epidemiology and management of skin and soft tissue infections in three urban emergency departments

Chris Merritt, John P Haran, Jacob Mintzer, Joseph Stricker, Roland C Merchant