Volume 15, issue 1, December 2015
38 articles in this issue
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The probability of readmission within 30 days of hospital discharge is positively associated with inpatient bed occupancy at discharge – a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Mathias C. Blom
- Karin Erwander
- Kjell Ivarsson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2015
- Article: 37
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A majority of rural emergency departments in the province of Quebec use point-of-care ultrasound: a cross-sectional survey
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Pierre Léger
- Richard Fleet
- Julien Poitras
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2015
- Article: 36
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Adding physical therapy services in the emergency department to prevent immobilization syndrome – a feasibility study in a university hospital
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme
- Ann-Marie Beaudoin
- Maryse Grégoire
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2015
- Article: 35
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Emergency medical services transport delays for suspected stroke and myocardial infarction patients
Authors
- Ashley Pedigo Golden
- Agricola Odoi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2015
- Article: 34
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Physicians’ use of pain scale and treatment procedures among children and youth in emergency primary care - a cross sectional study
Authors
- Svein-Denis Moutte
- Christina Brudvik
- Tone Morken
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2015
- Article: 33
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Prehospital triage accuracy in a criteria based dispatch centre
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Fabrice Dami
- Christel Golay
- Olivier Hugli
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2015
- Article: 32
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Assessing the association between occupancy and outcome in critically Ill hospitalized patients with sepsis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Dean W. Yergens
- William A. Ghali
- Christopher J. Doig
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 October 2015
- Article: 31
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Sepsis in hemodialysis patients
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Gilbert Abou Dagher
- Elie Harmouche
- Ralphe Bou Chebl
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 October 2015
- Article: 30
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Risk stratification by abbMEDS and CURB-65 in relation to treatment and clinical disposition of the septic patient at the emergency department: a cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Asselina A. Roest
- Jan Tegtmeier
- Patricia M. Stassen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2015
- Article: 29
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Reliability and validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale in an emergency department in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Zohair A. Al Aseri
- M. Owais Suriya
- Najeeb Khalid
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2015
- Article: 28
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Screening of mental health and substance users in frequent users of a general Swiss emergency department
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Francis Vu
- Jean-Bernard Daeppen
- Patrick Bodenmann
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 October 2015
- Article: 27
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Are prehospital treatment or conveyance decisions affected by an ambulance crew’s ability to access a patient’s health information?
Authors
- Ollie Zorab
- Maria Robinson
- Ruth Endacott
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2015
- Article: 26
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Use of emergency care services by immigrants—a survey of walk-in patients who attended the Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sven Eirik Ruud
- Ruth Aga
- Per Hjortdahl
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2015
- Article: 25
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A retrospective analysis of ethnic and gender differences in alcohol consumption among emergency department patients: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Shahram Lotfipour
- Victor Cisneros
- Bharath Chakravarthy
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 September 2015
- Article: 24
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Prevalence, outcomes and factors associated with adult in hospital cardiac arrests in a low-income country tertiary hospital: a prospective observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Davidson Ocen
- Sam Kalungi
- Arthur Kwizera
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 September 2015
- Article: 23
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Serum interleukin-6 level as an early marker of injury severity in trauma patients in an urban low-income setting: a cross-sectional study
Authors
- Paul K. Okeny
- Peter Ongom
- Olivia Kituuka
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 September 2015
- Article: 22
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Cross-checking to reduce adverse events resulting from medical errors in the emergency department: study protocol of the CHARMED cluster randomized study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Yonathan Freund
- Alexandra Rousseau
- Bruno Riou
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 04 September 2015
- Article: 21
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Prevalence of injury and associated factors among patients visiting the Emergency Departments of Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Authors
- Debrework Tesgera Bashah
- Berihun Assefa Dachew
- Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 August 2015
- Article: 20
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Acute toluene intoxication–clinical presentation, management and prognosis: a prospective observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Carlos Rodrigo Camara-Lemarroy
- René RodrÃguez-Gutiérrez
- José Gerardo González-González
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 August 2015
- Article: 19
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Patients presenting with acute poisoning to an outpatient emergency clinic: a one-year observational study in Oslo, Norway
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Odd Martin Vallersnes
- Dag Jacobsen
- Mette Brekke
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 August 2015
- Article: 18
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A spatial analysis of heat stress related emergency room visits in rural Southern Ontario during heat waves
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Katherine E. Bishop-Williams
- Olaf Berke
- David F. Kelton
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 August 2015
- Article: 17
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Changes in monthly unemployment rates may predict changes in the number of psychiatric presentations to emergency services in South Australia
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Niranjan Bidargaddi
- Tarun Bastiampillai
- Stephen Allison
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 July 2015
- Article: 16
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Using routine clinical and administrative data to produce a dataset of attendances at Emergency Departments following self-harm
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- C. Polling
- A. Tulloch
- M. Hotopf
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 July 2015
- Article: 15
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Police and clinician diversion of people in mental health crisis from the Emergency Department: a trend analysis and cross comparison study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Brian McKenna
- Trentham Furness
- Morgan Wise
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 July 2015
- Article: 14
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Metabolic networks in a porcine model of trauma and hemorrhagic shock demonstrate different control mechanism with carbohydrate pre-feed
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Elizabeth R. Lusczek
- Tyrone Vincent
- Greg Beilman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 July 2015
- Article: 13
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A remotely piloted aircraft system in major incident management: concept and pilot, feasibility study
Authors
- HÃ¥kon B. Abrahamsen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2015
- Article: 12
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A qualitative assessment of practitioner perspectives post-introduction of the first Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) guidelines for emergency medical technicians in Ireland
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Shane Knox
- Suzanne Dunne
- Colum P Dunne
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 May 2015
- Article: 11
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Injury characteristics and outcome of road traffic accident among victims at Adult Emergency Department of Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a prospective hospital based study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mohammed Seid
- Aklilu Azazh
- Engida Yisma
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 May 2015
- Article: 10
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Prospective study of recovery from copperhead snake envenomation: an observational study
Authors
- Eric J Lavonas
- Charles J Gerardo
- for the Copperhead Snakebite Recovery Outcome Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2015
- Article: 9
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Non-specific complaints in the ambulance; predisposing structural factors
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Maaret Castrén
- Lisa Kurland
- Therese Djärv
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 May 2015
- Article: 8
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Clinicopathological review of 156 appendicectomies for acute appendicitis in children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: a retrospective analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Talabi O Ademola
- Sowande A Oludayo
- Adejuyigbe Olusanya
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 May 2015
- Article: 7
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Patient safety incident capture resulting from incident reports: a comparative observational analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Martin A Reznek
- Kevin A Kotkowski
- Chad E Darling
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 April 2015
- Article: 6
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BMC Emergency Medicine reviewer acknowledgement 2014
Authors
- Giulia Mangiameli
- Content type: Reviewer acknowledgement
- Open Access
- Published: 08 April 2015
- Article: 5
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Subjective reasons why immigrant patients attend the emergency department
Authors
- Ibrahim Mahmoud
- Rob Eley
- Xiang-Yu Hou
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 March 2015
- Article: 4
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Predictors for outcome among cardiac arrest patients: the importance of initial cardiac arrest rhythm versus time to return of spontaneous circulation, a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ida Wibrandt
- Kristine Norsted
- Jens Schierbeck
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 February 2015
- Article: 3
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Emergency care capacity in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a service evaluation
Authors
- Rachel M Coyle
- Hooi-Ling Harrison
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 February 2015
- Article: 2
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Nine out of ten trauma calls to a Norwegian hospital are avoidable: a retrospective analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Harald Stordahl
- Eva Passas
- Erik Waage Nielsen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 February 2015
- Article: 1
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