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AUTHORS Lisa Mellon 1 Frank Doyle 1 Daniela Rohde1 David Williams2 Anne Hickey1 1 - Department of Psychology, RoyalCollege of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin,Ireland; 2 - Department of Geriatric andStroke Medicine, Royal College…

This checklist is intended as an aid to all NHS ambulance trusts and their staff to ensure that all possible steps are being taken to improve and streamline the care of patients presenting to emergency care. Although this checklist focuses…

Authors: Paul E Pepe1,2*, Lynn P Roppolo1,2 and Raymond L Fowler1,2 1 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dallas, USA 2 The Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas County, USA This…

Objectives: The ‘‘emergency department algorithm’’ (EDA) uses emergency department (ED) diagnoses to assign probabilities that a visit falls into each of four categories: nonemergency, primary care–treatable emergency, preventable emergency…

Wounds from gunshot, knife or traumatic accidents are the most difficult to treat. If the injoured person doesn't receive immediatly assistance, this kind of injury could be fatal. Usually from the military field came new tecnologies that…

FAST EXAMINATION AS AN IMPORTANT ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH TRAUMA (Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma) Authors: Hisham A. Ben Lamin MD. - Chiranjivi Potu MD. FAST examination is used in emergency Blunt trauma to Abdomen and…

A simple and rapid checklist for Pre-hospital Rapid Sequence Induction Authors: Lars MOMMERS, Sean KEOGH Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands; and University of the…

By Evamarie Socha The Daily Item DANVILLE, Pa. — One hour and 41 minutes of CPR later, a Mifflinburg toddler regained his pulse and heart rate after being submerged in icy water at least 20 minutes — and may well be a medical miracle,…

Accidental hypothermia is defined as an unintentional drop in core temperature to 35°C or below. Accidental hypothermia caused by environmental exposure can occur during any season, even in temperate or tropical climates.