Establishing the core elements of a frailty at the front door model of care using a modified real-time Delphi technique
Innovations in models of care for older adults living with frailty presenting to the emergency department (ED) have become a key priority for clinicians, researchers and policymakers due to the deleterious out... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 20, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Íde O’Shaughnessy, Christine Fitzgerald, Aoife Whiston, Patrick Harnett, Helen Whitty, Des Mulligan, Marian Mullaney, Catherine Devaney, Deirdre Lang, Jennifer Hardimann, Brian Condon, Christina Hayes, Alison Holmes, Louise Barry, Claire McCormack, Meg Tags: Research Source Type: research
Multi-centric study for development and validation of a CT head rule for mild traumatic brain injury in direct oral anticoagulants: the HERO-M nomogram
Nomograms are easy-to-handle clinical tools which can help in estimating the risk of adverse outcome in certain population. This multi-center study aims to create and validate a simple and usable clinical pred... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 15, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Naria Park, Greta Barbieri, Gianni Turcato, Alessandro Cipriano, Arian Zaboli, Sara Giampaoli, Antonio Bonora, Giorgio Ricci, Massimo Santini and Lorenzo Ghiadoni Tags: Research Source Type: research
Assessment of frailty by paramedics using the clinical frailty scale - an inter-rater reliability and accuracy study
Frailty assessment by paramedics in the prehospital setting is understudied. The goals of this study were to assess the inter-rater reliability and accuracy of frailty assessment by paramedics using the Clinic... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 13, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Christophe A. Fehlmann, Loric Stuby, Christophe Graf, Matthieu Genoud, Rebecca Rigney, Judah Goldstein, Debra Eagles and Laurent Suppan Tags: Research Source Type: research
Factors contributing to uncertainty in paediatric abdominal ultrasound reports in the paediatric emergency department
Abdominal pain, which is a common cause of children presenting to the paediatric emergency department (PED), is often evaluated by ultrasonography (US). However, uncertainty in US reports may necessitate addit... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 10, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Soyun Hwang, Hyun Jung Chung, Joong Wan Park, Eui Jun Lee, Ha Ni Lee, Jin Hee Kim, Jie Hee Jue, Young Hun Choi and Jae Yun Jung Tags: Research Source Type: research
Raring to go? A cross-sectional survey of student paramedics on how well they perceive their UK pre-registration course to be preparing them to manage suspected seizures
Paramedics convey a high proportion of seizure patients with no clinical need to emergency departments (EDs). In a landmark study, only 27% of UK paramedics reported being “Very…”/ “Extremely confident” making... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 8, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Adam J. Noble, Carolyn Lees, Kay Hughes, Lucy Almond, Hesham Ibrahim, Cerys Broadbent, Pete Dixon and Anthony G. Marson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Left with a Sisyphean task – the experiences of nurse practitioners with treating non-suicidal self-injury in the emergency department: a descriptive qualitative study
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a prevalent phenomenon in somatic emergency departments, where nurses are the most consistent group of healthcare professionals who treat people with NSSI, which means they m... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 5, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kickan Roed, Cecilie Rostrup Brauner, Senayt Yigzaw and Julie Midtgaard Tags: Research Source Type: research
Patient factors associated with conveyance decision-making by Emergency Medical Services professionals in patients with a syncope: a cross-sectional factorial survey design
The clinical decision-making of non-conveyance is perceived as complex and difficult by emergency medical services (EMS) professionals. Patients with a transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) based on syncope c... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 5, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: B. Bastiaan A. Ort, Lucia G. uit het Broek, Harm de Bruin, Reinier P. Akkermans, Ben Goosselink, Hester Vermeulen, Remco H.A. Ebben, Lilian C.M. Vloet and Sivera A.A. Berben Tags: Research Source Type: research
Teledermatology in an emergency department: benefits and gaps
Teledermatology has provided new avenues through which dermatologists can provide healthcare. Teledermatology was introduced to the Emergency Department (ED) to enable immediate dermatological consult. We aime... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 4, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Adinia Santosa, Zisheng Li and Nisha Suyien Chandran Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on advanced life support units ’ prehospital management of the stroke code in four Spanish regions: an observational study
Stroke is the most common time-dependent pathology that pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) are confronted with. Prioritisation of ambulance dispatch, initial actions and early pre-notification have ... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - October 4, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nicol ás Riera-López, Francisco Aranda-Aguilar, Montse Gorchs-Molist and Jose Antonio Iglesias-Vázquez Tags: Research Source Type: research
Emergency care utilization and patients ’ outcome before and after COVID-19 national lockdown in Iran: a cross-sectional study
COVID-19 rapidly spread throughout the world. Stay-at-home and social distance strategies accompanied by fear of contamination with COVID-19 caused significant disruptions in daily life. The study focused on t... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - September 29, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Vahid Ghanbari, Alireza Khatony, Maryam Janatolmakan, Shahab Rezaeian and Leili Rostamnia Tags: Research Source Type: research
Exploratory laparotomy during the battle of Mosul, 2016 –2017: results from a tertiary civilian hospital in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
The Battle of Mosul (2016 –2017) was an urban conflict resulting in over 9000 civilian deaths. Emergency Management Centre (EMC), located 90 km from Mosul, was designated as a civilian-run trauma centre as part... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - September 23, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: M åns Muhrbeck, Aron Egelko, Rawand Musheer Haweizy, Johan von Schreeb and Andreas Älgå Tags: Research Source Type: research
Medical experience as an influencing parameter in emergency medical care for psychiatric emergencies: retrospective analysis of a multicenter survey
Prehospital care of psychiatric patients often relies on the medical experience of prehospital emergency physicians (PHEPs). The psychiatrists (PSs) involved in the further treatment of psychiatric patients al... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - September 23, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Benedikt Schick, Benjamin Mayer, Constanze Hensel, Sebastian Schmid, Bettina Jungwirth, Eberhard Barth, Claus-Martin Muth, Stephan Katzenschlager and Carlos Sch önfeldt-Lecuona Tags: Research Source Type: research
Point of care gastric ultrasound to predict aspiration in patients undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation in the emergency medicine department
One significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing endotracheal intubation is the aspiration of gastric contents. Its prevalence is more in the emergency than in elective settings. Point-o... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Reshma Asokan, Bharat Bhushan Bhardwaj, Naman Agrawal, Udit Chauhan, Aadya Pillai, Takshak Shankar, D. J. Lalneiruol, Himanshi Baid, Hannah Chawang and Sanket Mukeshkumar Patel Tags: Research Source Type: research
Editorial: Optimizing opioid prescriptions in the emergency department
Optimizing opioid prescriptions in the emergency department is essential to address the opioid pandemic while ensuring patient wellbeing. This requires a comprehensive approach that includes exploring alternat... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - September 19, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ashraf A. Dahaba and Rishi S. Nannan Panday Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Medical emergencies at sea: an analysis of ambulance-supported and autonomously performed operations by lifeboat crews
Very little data is available about the involvement of lifeboat crews in medical emergencies at sea. The aim of this study is to analyze the medical operations at sea performed by the Royal Netherlands Sea Res... (Source: BMC Emergency Medicine)
Source: BMC Emergency Medicine - September 19, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Daphne M. Messelink, Gert-Jan van der Ploeg, Theo van der Linden, Roos D. Flameling and Joost J. L. M. Bierens Tags: Research Source Type: research
