Micropower impulse radar: a novel technology for rapid, real-time detection of pneumothorax [0.03%]
微脉冲雷达：快速实时检测气胸的新技术
Phillip D Levy,Tracey Wielinski,Alan Greszler
Phillip D Levy
Pneumothorax detection in emergency situations must be rapid and at the point of care. Current standards for detection of a pneumothorax are supine chest X-rays, ultrasound, and CT scans. Unfortunately these tools and the personnel necessar...
Expectations of Care, Perceived Safety, and Anxiety following Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the Emergency Department [0.03%]
急诊科急性行为紊乱后的照护期望、感知安全性和焦虑感
Magdalen Lim,Tracey Weiland,Marie Gerdtz et al.
Magdalen Lim et al.
Objective. We explored perspectives of emergency department users (patients and visitors) regarding the management of acute behavioural disturbances in the emergency department and whether these disturbances influenced their levels of anxie...
Melanie Stander,Lee Alan Wallis
Melanie Stander
Burn injuries continue to cause morbidity and mortality internationally. Despite international collaborations and preventative measures, there are still many cases reported in high- and low-income countries. The treatment of these patients ...
A Patient with Splenic Artery Aneurysm Rupture and the Importance of Rapid Sonography in the ED [0.03%]
急性脾动脉瘤破裂一例以及急诊快速超声诊断的重要性
Masayuki Iyanaga,Susan Watts,Takeshi Kasai
Masayuki Iyanaga
We report a case of a splenic artery aneurysm rupture presenting with shock which required timely embolization therapy. This case demonstrates how the rapid use of bedside ultrasound by emergency department (ED) physicians can help identify...
Aparajita Sohoni,Berenice Perez,Amandeep Singh
Aparajita Sohoni
Hyperkalemia is a commonly encountered electrolyte abnormality that can significantly alter normal cardiac conduction. Potentially lethal dysrhythmias associated with hyperkalemia include complete heart block and Mobitz Type II second-degre...
Difficult Airway Management Algorithm in Emergency Medicine: Do Not Struggle against the Patient, Just Skip to Next Step [0.03%]
急诊困难气道管理流程：不要与患者斗争，跳过当前步骤即可
Jérôme Sudrial,Caroline Birlouez,Anne-Laurette Guillerm et al.
Jérôme Sudrial et al.
We report a case of prehospital "cannot intubate" and "cannot ventilate" scenarios successfully managed by strictly following a difficult airway management algorithm. Five airway devices were used: the Macintosh laryngoscope, the gum elasti...
Ambulance Crash Characteristics in the US Defined by the Popular Press: A Retrospective Analysis [0.03%]
美国关于救护车事故特征的媒体报道：一项回顾性分析
Teri L Sanddal,Nels D Sanddal,Nicolas Ward et al.
Teri L Sanddal et al.
Ambulance crashes are a significant risk to prehospital care providers, the patients they are carrying, persons in other vehicles, and pedestrians. No uniform national transportation or medical database captures all ambulance crashes in the...
Accuracy of D-Dimers to Rule Out Venous Thromboembolism Events across Age Categories [0.03%]
不同年龄段D-二聚体对静脉血栓栓塞事件的排除准确性分析
G Der Sahakian,Y E Claessens,J C Allo et al.
G Der Sahakian et al.
Background. Strategies combining pretest clinical assessment and D-dimers measurement efficiently and safely rule out venous thromboembolism events (VTE) in low- and intermediate-risk patients. Objectives. As process of ageing is associated...