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Are rapid diagnostic tests reliable for the detection of malaria in the emergency department?

A short systematic review assessed the diagnostic accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests in febrile adults from malaria-endemic regions. A database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane and Google ...
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Reliability and validity of the Manchester Triage System in a general emergency department patient population in the Netherlands: results of a simulation study

Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Ms I van der Wulp, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, P O Box 85500, 3508 GA ...
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The Highland Health Advocates: a preliminary evaluation of a novel programme addressing the social needs of emergency department patients

Correspondence to Dr Lia Ilona Losonczy, Department of Emergency Medicine, Highland Hospital – Alameda Health System, 1411 E. 31st Street Oakland, CA 94602, United States; lia.losonczy{at}gmail.com ...
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Interventions to improve patient flow in emergency departments: an umbrella review

Objectives Patient flow and crowding are two major issues in ED service improvement. A substantial amount of literature exists on the interventions to improve patient flow and crowding, making it ...
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Blunt chest trauma in the elderly: an expert practice review

Correspondence to Dr Fraser Birse, Emergency Department, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK; fraserbirse{at}gmail.com UK Trauma data collected by Trauma Audit and ...
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133 Palliative care in the emergency department – a scoping review

Methods/Design Data were collected from electronic and written ED records for all patients meeting the inclusion criteria who attended over a 14-day period. Patient records were identified by manually ...
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Knowledge of radiation exposure in common radiological investigations: a comparison between radiologists and non-radiologists

1 Department of Imaging and Interventional Radiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 2 Trauma and Emergency Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, ...
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USING A CLINICAL PHARMACIST IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Objectives & Background UK urgent and emergency care (UEC) services are facing significant increased patient demand alongside a shortage of medical and nursing staff. From the early 2000's pharmacy ...
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A systematic review examining the impact of redirecting low-acuity patients seeking emergency department care: is the juice worth the squeeze?

Objectives Diverting patients away from the emergency department (ED) has been proposed as a solution for mitigating overcrowding. This systematic review examined the impact of interventions designed ...
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Association of acute neurological symptoms with mortality in patients with heat-related illness: a nationwide study in Japan

Background and objective Heat-related illnesses can range from mild to severe, potentially causing death or disability. Central nervous system abnormalities are crucial clinical indicators, yet their ...
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Emergency medicine in Ethiopia: key updated statistics and insights

I graduated from medical school in Addis Ababa in 2024 into an emergency medicine system that barely existed a decade ago. Working in Ethiopia’s emergency departments has underscored that building ...
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Medical management of deliberate drug overdose: A neglected area for suicide prevention?

Objectives: Overdoses account for a quarter of all suicides in England. The number of people who survive the immediate effects of their overdose long enough to reach medical attention, but who ...