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Response time of the Beijing 120 emergency medical service
Background To assess the response time and the details of the operating procedure of the Beijing 120 Emergency Medical Service (EMS). Methods Between June and December 2005, 51 918 EMS cases recorded ...
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Extrication time prediction tool
Background Many patients will require extrication following a motor vehicle collision (MVC). Little information exists on the time taken for extrication or the factors which affect this time.
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The development and evaluation of an evidence-based guideline programme to improve care in a paediatric emergency department
Introduction Care guidelines can improve the quality of care by making current evidence available in a concise format. Emergency departments (EDs) are an ideal site for guidelines given the wide ...
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Early out-of-hospital non-invasive ventilation is superior to standard medical treatment in patients with acute respiratory failure: a pilot study
1 Department of Anaesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medicine, Georg-August-University, Goettingen, Germany 2 Department of Medical Statistics, Georg-August-University, ...
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Frequent callers to and users of emergency medical systems: a systematic review
Background There appears to be a paucity of studies examining the characteristics and impact of frequent users upon emergency medical services (EMS). Objective To review current primary research on ...
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An early diagnosis of inferior vena cava thrombosis
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Defining and improving the role of emergency medical services in Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction Low and middle income countries bear a disproportionate burden of paediatric morbidity and mortality. South Africa, a middle income country, has unacceptably high mortality in children ...
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Delayed bilateral massive stroke following a road traffic accident
Correspondence to Ian Coulter, Department of Emergency Medicine, James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS4 3BW, UK; ian.coulter{at}doctors.org.uk ...
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Physiological demands of mountain rescue work
Correspondence to Dr Jamie Hugo Macdonald, Extremes Research Group, School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, George Building, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ, UK; ...
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Referrals to acute physiotherapy from the emergency department: an audit
3 Emergency Department, Rotherham Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham, UK Correspondence to Dr James R Griffiths, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, ...
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Barriers to surge capacity of an overcrowded emergency department for a serious foodborne disease outbreak
Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan Correspondence to Dr Shih-Chiang Hung, Department of Emergency ...
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Prognostic significance of acute pain preceding out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Correspondence to Joji Inamasu, Department of Emergency Medicine, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, 911-1 Takebayashi, Utsunomiya 321-0974, Japan; ginamasu{at}aol.com Background Sudden loss of ...