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Patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome in a university hospital emergency department: an observational study.

BMC emergency medicine

Ekelund U, Nilsson HJ, Frigyesi A, Torffvit O.
PMID: 12361481
BMC Emerg Med. 2002 Oct 03;2(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1471-227x-2-1.

BACKGROUND: Improved diagnostics in suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are considered to be needed. To help clarify the current situation and the improvement potential, judged risk in the emergency department (ED) and outcome were analyzed among patients with suspected...

Impact of disaster-related mortality on gross domestic product in the WHO African Region.

BMC emergency medicine

Kirigia JM, Sambo LG, Aldis W, Mwabu GM.
PMID: 15113453
BMC Emerg Med. 2004 Mar 15;4(1):1. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-4-1.

BACKGROUND: Disaster-related mortality is a growing public health concern in the African Region. These deaths are hypothesized to have a significantly negative effect on per capita gross domestic product (GDP). The objective of this study was to estimate the...

A survey of knowledge, attitudes and practice of emergency contraception among university students in Cameroon.

BMC emergency medicine

Kongnyuy EJ, Ngassa P, Fomulu N, Wiysonge CS, Kouam L, Doh AS.
PMID: 17634106
BMC Emerg Med. 2007 Jul 17;7:7. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-7-7.

BACKGROUND: Unsafe abortion is a major public health problem in low-and-middle income countries. Young and unmarried women constitute a high risk group for unsafe abortions. It has been estimated that widespread use of emergency contraception may significantly reduce the...

Direct hospital costs of chest pain patients attending the emergency department: a retrospective study.

BMC emergency medicine

Forberg JL, Henriksen LS, Edenbrandt L, Ekelund U.
PMID: 16674827
BMC Emerg Med. 2006 May 04;6:6. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-6-6.

BACKGROUND: Chest pain is one of the most common complaints in the Emergency Department (ED), but the cost of ED chest pain patients is unclear. The aim of this study was to describe the direct hospital costs for unselected...

Life-threatening intoxication with methylene bis(thiocyanate): clinical picture and pitfalls. A case report.

BMC emergency medicine

Braun C, Birck R, Singer MV, Schnuelle P, van der Woude FJ, Löhr M.
PMID: 16608508
BMC Emerg Med. 2006 Apr 11;6:5. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-6-5.

BACKGROUND: Methylene bis(thiocyanate) (MBT) is a microbiocidal agent mainly used in industrial water cooling systems and paper mills as an inhibitor of algae, fungi, and bacteria.CASE PRESENTATION: We describe the first case of severe intoxication following inhalation of powder...

Are they really refusing to travel? A qualitative study of prehospital records.

BMC emergency medicine

Shaw D, Dyas JV, Middlemass J, Spaight A, Briggs M, Christopher S, Siriwardena AN.
PMID: 16984647
BMC Emerg Med. 2006 Sep 19;6:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-6-8.

BACKGROUND: Refusal by the patient to travel after calling an emergency ambulance may lead to a preventable waste of scarce resources if it can be shown that an alternative more appropriate response could be employed. A greater understanding is...

Validation of the Ottawa Ankle Rules in Iran: a prospective survey.

BMC emergency medicine

Yazdani S, Jahandideh H, Ghofrani H.
PMID: 16480520
BMC Emerg Med. 2006 Feb 16;6:3. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-6-3.

BACKGROUND: Acute ankle injuries are one of the most common reasons for presenting to emergency departments, but only a small percentage of patients--approximately 15%--have clinically significant fractures. However, these patients are almost always referred for radiography. The Ottawa Ankle...

Can latent heat safely warm blood? - in vitro testing of a portable prototype blood warmer.

BMC emergency medicine

McEwen MP, Roxby D.
PMID: 17672912
BMC Emerg Med. 2007 Aug 01;7:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-7-8.

BACKGROUND: Trauma/retrieval patients are often in shock and hypothermic. Treatment of such patients usually involves restoring their blood volume with transfusion of blood (stored at 2 degrees C - 6 degrees C) and/or crystalloids or colloids (stored at ambient...

Towards developing a consensus assessment framework for global emergency medicine fellowships.

BMC emergency medicine

Jahn HK, Kwan J, O'Reilly G, Geduld H, Douglass K, Tenner A, Wallis L, Tupesis J, Mowafi HO.
PMID: 31711428
BMC Emerg Med. 2019 Nov 11;19(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s12873-019-0286-6.

BACKGROUND: The number of Global Emergency Medicine (GEM) Fellowship training programs are increasing worldwide. Despite the increasing number of GEM fellowships, there is not an agreed upon approach for assessment of GEM trainees.MAIN BODY: In order to study the...

Prognostic value of diagnostic scales in community-acquired sepsis mortality at an emergency service. Prognosis in community-adquired sepsis.

BMC emergency medicine

Clar J, Oltra MR, Benavent R, Pinto C, Ruiz A, Sanchez MT, Noceda J, Redon J, Forner MJ.
PMID: 34922448
BMC Emerg Med. 2021 Dec 18;21(1):161. doi: 10.1186/s12873-021-00532-1.

OBJECTIVES: To asses the prognostic value of diagnostic scales in mortality of community-adquired sepsis and added value of additional parameters.METHODS: Prospective observational study of patients with community-adquired sepsis in the Emergency Room of University Hospital. The study population were...

Limited need for hospital resources among patients brought to hospital by the emergency medical services.

BMC emergency medicine

Magnusson C, Ryge H, Scott F, Herlitz J, Axelsson C.
PMID: 34911447
BMC Emerg Med. 2021 Dec 15;21(1):156. doi: 10.1186/s12873-021-00549-6.

BACKGROUND: In Sweden, the majority of patients who are transported to hospital by the emergency medical services (EMS) are relatively old and the majority suffer from comorbidity. About half these patients are admitted to a hospital ward and will...

Time-to-reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction and mortality in prehospital emergency care: meta-analysis.

BMC emergency medicine

Fu X, Wilson P, Chung WSF.
PMID: 32842962
BMC Emerg Med. 2020 Aug 26;20(1):65. doi: 10.1186/s12873-020-00356-5.

BACKGROUND: People living in rural areas usually suffer comparatively disadvantaged emergency health care than those living in urban areas, reasons including long transit time due to geographic factors. As for many time critical diseases, it is necessary to obtain...

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