Sanooj Soni,Philip Moss,Thiagarajan Jaiganesh
Sanooj Soni
Intussusception is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain in adults and poses diagnostic challenges for emergency physicians, due to its varied presenting symptoms and time course. Diagnosis is thus often delayed and results in surgical interv...
Jahan Porhomayon,Ralph Doerr
Jahan Porhomayon
This is the case of a patient with a history of blunt chest trauma associated with subcutaneous emphysema and pneumothorax. The patient complained of inspiratory stridor on presentation. Anatomical relationships can explain the pathophysiol...
Phytocontact dermatitis due to Ranunculus arvensis mimicking burn injury: report of three cases and literature review [0.03%]
毒芹接触性皮炎三例及文献复习
Sami Akbulut,Heybet Semur,Ozkan Kose et al.
Sami Akbulut et al.
Ranunculus arvensis (corn buttercup) is a plant species of the genus Ranunculus that is frequently used in the Far East to treat rheumatic diseases and several dermatological disorders. In Turkey, the plant is seen in the eastern and southe...
Kathryn R Challoner,Nicolas Forget
Kathryn R Challoner
Background: From 1980 to 2003 Liberia entered into a period of conflict and civil wars. During this time Liberia's health and educational services were severely disrupted. Equipment and supplies were stolen from the Medic...
Alcohol-related hypoglycemia in rural Uganda: socioeconomic and physiologic contrasts [0.03%]
乌干达农村地区的酒精相关低血糖：社会经济和生理对比
Heather Hammerstedt,Stacey L Chamberlain,Sara W Nelson et al.
Heather Hammerstedt et al.
Hypoglycemia is a rare but important complication seen in patients who present with alcohol intoxication. In a study by Marks and Teale, less than one percent of people with alcohol intoxication who presented to an American emergency depart...
Steven J Rhemrev,Daan Ootes,Frank Jp Beeres et al.
Steven J Rhemrev et al.
Fractures of the scaphoid bone mainly occur in young adults and constitute 2-7% of all fractures. The specific blood supply in combination with the demanding functional requirements can easily lead to disturbed fracture healing. Displaced s...
Vural Fidan,Kemal Ozcan,Filiz Karaca
Vural Fidan
Hemotympanum is a rare condition and usually depends on a secondary reason. Therefore, idiopathic hemotympanum is rarely seen in the literature. In this paper, we report a case of this problem.
Emergency department patient satisfaction survey in Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz, Iran [0.03%]
伊朗塔布里兹伊玛目利扎医院急诊科患者满意度调查
Hassan Soleimanpour,Changiz Gholipouri,Shaker Salarilak et al.
Hassan Soleimanpour et al.
Introduction: Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality of care and service delivery in the emergency department (ED). The objective of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction with the Emergenc...
Jan Norum,Trond M Elsbak
Jan Norum
Background: Air ambulance services in the Arctic have to deal with remote locations, long distances, rough weather conditions and seasonable darkness. Despite these challenges, the people living in the area expect a high ...