Mortality of traumatic chest injury and its predictors across sub-saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2024
Globally, chest trauma remain as a prominent contributor to both morbidity and mortality. Notably, patients experiencing blunt chest trauma exhibit a higher mortality rate (11.65%) compared to those with penet... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 27, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ousman Adal, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tadele Fentabil Anagaw, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta, Destaw Endeshaw and Amare Mebrat Delie Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research

Emergency department utilisation and treatment for trauma-related presentations of adolescents aged 16 –18: a retrospective cross-sectional study
A recent study conducted at our tertiary hospital emergency department (ED) reviewed ED consultations and found that adolescents aged 16 –18 years present significantly more often for trauma and psychiatric pro... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 27, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Lara Brockhus, Elias Hofmann, Kristina Keitel, Martina B ärtsch, Martin Müller and Jolanta Klukowska-Rötzler Tags: Research Source Type: research

The non-conveyance of trauma patients in Swedish emergency medical services: a retrospective observational study of the trauma population not transported to an emergency department
Due to a systemic modification in Swedish emergency medical services (EMS) staffing in recent years, the nature of the Swedish EMS has changed. Transport to an emergency department (ED) is no longer the only o... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 27, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Glenn Larsson, Jana Eldh, Elisabeth Hagman and Magnus Andersson Hagiwara Tags: Research Source Type: research

Earthquake victims in focus: a cross-sectional examination of trauma and management in intensive care unit
In this study, we aimed to share the character... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 20, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kaniye Aydin, Aysun Ozel Yesilyurt, Ferhat Cetinkaya, Mehmet Gokhan Gok, Omer Dogan and Dilek Ozcengiz Tags: Research Source Type: research

Identifying quality indicators to measure workplace violence in healthcare settings: a rapid review
Workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare is a growing challenge posing significant risks to patient care and employee well-being. Existing metrics to measure WPV in healthcare settings often fail to provide deci... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 16, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Brendan Lyver, Jaswanth Gorla, Christian Schulz-Quach, Melanie Anderson, Brendan Singh, Trevor Hanagan, Jennifer Haines and Rickinder Sethi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Development and inter-rater reliability of a simple prehospital mobility score for use in emergency patients
Mobility assessment enhances the ability of vital sign-based early warning scores to predict risk. Currently mobility is not routinely assessed in a standardized manner in Denmark during the ambulance transfer... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 15, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: S øren Westh Asmussen, Jacob Metze Holme, Kurt Joensen, Stine Ibsen, Henrik Bøggild, Erika Frischknecht Christensen and Tim Alex Lindskou Tags: Research Source Type: research

Developing a set of emergency department performance measures to evaluate delirium care quality for older adults: a modified e-Delphi study
Older adults are at high risk of developing delirium in the emergency department (ED); however, it is under-recognized in routine clinical care. Lack of detection and treatment is associated with poor outcomes... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 15, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sarah Filiatreault, Sara A. Kreindler, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Alecs Chochinov and Malcolm B. Doupe Tags: Research Source Type: research

Missed nursing care in emergency departments: a cross-sectional descriptive study
Missed care refers to the omission or delay in performing any aspect of patient ’s care (either a part of the care or the entire care). Currently, missed care has become a growing concern at the international l... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 14, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Zahra Rooddehghan, Hamid Karimi, Esmaeil Mohammadnejad, Leila Sayadi, Shima Haghani and Raoofeh Karimi Tags: Research Source Type: research

Healthcare risk stratification model for emergency departments based on drugs, income and comorbidities: the DICER-score
During the last decade, the progressive increase in age and associated chronic comorbidities and polypharmacy. However, assessments of the risk of emergency department (ED) revisiting published to date often n... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 14, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jes ús Ruiz-Ramos, Emili Vela, David Monterde, Marta Blazquez-Andion, Mireia Puig-Campmany, Jordi Piera-Jiménez, Gerard Carot and Ana María Juanes-Borrego Tags: Research Source Type: research

Psychometric evaluation of the Persian version of Emergency Medical Services- Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (EMS-SAQ)
This study aimed to conduct a psychometric evaluation of the Persian adaptation of the Emergency Medical Services Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (EMS-SAQ). (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 14, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Roohangiz Norouzinia, Maryam Aghabarary and Pardis Rahmatpour Tags: Research Source Type: research

Emergency physician personnel crisis: a survey on attitudes of new generations in Slovenia
Emergency departments globally are overburdened, and emergency medicine residency is losing popularity among students and physicians. This raises concerns about the collapse of a life-saving system. Our goal w... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 14, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Luka Petravi ć, Boštjan Bajec, Evgenija Burger, Eva Tiefengraber, Ana Slavec and Matej Strnad Tags: Research Source Type: research

Reverse shock index multiplied by simplified motor score as a predictor of clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19
In this study, we eval... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 14, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Meng-Yu Wu, Yueh-Tseng Hou, Jui-Yuan Chung and Giou-Teng Yiang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Components of hospital personnel preparedness to evacuate patients in disasters: a systematic review
This study aimed to identify the co... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - February 6, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Shandiz Moslehi, Mohammad Masbi, Nader Noori, Fereshteh Taheri, Samira Soleimanpour and Sajjad Narimani Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research

Machine learning models for predicting unscheduled return visits to an emergency department: a scoping review
Unscheduled return visits (URVs) to emergency departments (EDs) are used to assess the quality of care in EDs. Machine learning (ML) models can incorporate a wide range of complex predictors to identify high-r... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - January 30, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Yi-Chih Lee, Chip-Jin Ng, Chun-Chuan Hsu, Chien-Wei Cheng and Shou-Yen Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Acute care pathway assessed through performance indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic in OECD countries (2020 –2021): a scoping review
The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted care for non-COVID patients. Performance indicators to monitor acute care, timely reported and internationally accepted, lacked during the pandemic in OECD countries. Th... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - January 26, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ana Sofia V. Carvalho, Bente Broekema, Óscar Brito Fernandes, Niek Klazinga and Dionne Kringos Tags: Research Source Type: research