Loef, Jorik Vloet, Lilian C. M. Vierhoven, Peter-Hans van der Schans, Leonie Neyman-Lubbers, Yvonne de Vries-de Winter, Christine Ebben, Remco H. A.
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Ambulance care professionals are regularly confronted with critical incidents that increase risks for mental health disorders. To minimize these risks, it is important that ambulance care professionals adequately cope with critical incidents. Especially from the perspective of starting ambulance care professionals it is unknown which cop...
Galvagno, Samuel M. Cloepin, James Hannas, Jeannie Rubach, Kurt S. Naumann, Andrew Wendell, Jonathan
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Limited research regarding administration of timed medication infusions in the prehospital environment has identified wide variability with accuracy, timing, and overall feasibility. This study was a quality improvement project that utilized a randomized, controlled, crossover study design to compare two different educational techniques ...
Wu, Ting Ting Zheng, Ruo Fei Lin, Zhi Zhong Gong, Hai Rong Li, Hong
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Currently, the risk stratification of critically ill patient with chest pain is a challenge. We aimed to use machine learning approach to predict the critical care outcomes in patients with chest pain, and simultaneously compare its performance with HEART, GRACE, and TIMI scores. Methods This was a retrospective, case-control study in pa...
Verdalle-Cazes, Mikael Charpentier, Cloé Benard, Coralie Joly, Luc-Marie Dacher, Jean-Nicolas Savoye, Guillaume Savoye-Collet, Céline
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic disorder with frequent complications. The objective of this study was to assess the predictive factors of finding a complication of CD using abdominopelvic CT-scan in patients with a visit to the emergency department. Methods Patients with at least one visit to the gastroenterology department of our Univ...
Mudekereza, Paterne Safari Murhula, Gauthier Bahizire Kachungunu, Charles Mudekereza, Amani Cikomola, Fabrice Mubenga, Leon-Emmanuel Mukengeshai Balungwe, Patrick Birindwa Budema, Paul Munguakonkwa Molima, Christian Mugabo, Erick Namegabe
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Introduction Penetrating craniocerebral injuries (PCCI) are types of open head injuries caused by sharp objects or missiles, resulting in communication between the cranial cavity and the external environment. This condition is deemed to be more prevalent in armed conflict regions where both civilians and military are frequently assaulted on the hea...
Kang, Seung Hyun Jo, You Hwan Lee, Jae Hyuk Jang, Dong-Hyun Kim, Yu Jin Park, Inwon
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background The selection of initial empirical antibiotics is an important issue in the treatment of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This study aimed to investigate whether empirical antibiotic prescription concordant with guidelines in the emergency department (ED) affects 30-day mortality in patients with severe CAP. Methods We conducte...
Padrez, Kevin A. Brown, John Zanoff, Andy Chen, Carol C. Glomb, Nicolaus
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background The assessment and treatment of pediatric patients in the out-of-hospital environment often presents unique difficulties and stress for EMS practitioners . Objective Use a mixed-methods approach to assess the current experience of EMS practitioners caring for critically ill and injured children, and the potential role of a simulation-bas...
Tan, Xi Min Shah, Mohammad Taufik Bin Mohamed Chong, Shu-Ling Ong, Yong-Kwang Gene Ang, Peck Har Zakaria, Nur Diana Bte Lee, Khai Pin Pek, Jen Heng
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Computed tomography (CT) is associated with a risk of cancer development. Strategies to reduce radiation doses vary between centers. We compared radiation doses of CT brain studies between pediatric and general emergency departments (EDs), and determine the proportion studies performed within the reference levels recommended by the Inter...
Müller, Martin Traschitzger, Michaela Nagler, Michael Arampatzis, Spyridon Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K. Sauter, Thomas C.
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Up to a fourth of patients at emergency department (ED) presentation suffer from acute deterioration of renal function, which is an important risk factor for bleeding events in patients on oral anticoagulation therapy. We hypothesized that outcomes of patients, bleeding characteristics, therapy, and outcome differ between direct oral ant...
Naito, Hiromichi Yumoto, Tetsuya Yorifuji, Takashi Nojima, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Hirotsugu Yamada, Taihei Tsukahara, Kohei Inaba, Mototaka Nishimura, Takeshi Uehara, Takenori
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BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Patients with traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) are known to have poor prognoses. In 2003, the joint committee of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma proposed stopping unsuccessful cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) sustained for > 15 min after TCA. However, in 2013, a specifi...
