introduction: diagnostic values reported for ultrasonographic screening of acute appendicitis vary widely and are dependent on the operator’s skill, patient’s gender, weight, etc. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of operator skill on the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in detection of appendicitis by comparing the results of ultrasonography done by radiologists and emergenc...

acute dyspnea is a common cause of hospitalization in emergency departments (ed).distinguishing the cardiac causes of acute dyspnea from pulmonary ones is a major challenge for responsible physicians in eds. this study compares the characteristics of bedside ultrasonography with serum level of blood natriuretic peptide (bnp) in this regard. methods: this diagnostic accuracy study compares bedsi...

physical design of the emergency department (ed) has an important effect on its role and function. to date, no guidelines have been introduced to set the standards for the construction of eds in iran. in this study we aim to devise an easy-to-use tool based on the available literature and expert opinion for the quick and effective assessment of eds in regards to their physical design. for this ...

In this paper, we describe the perceptions and functioning of a standardized patient handover protocol to improve communication between ambulance personnel and emergency department (ED) nurses in the transition between pre-hospital and in-hospital care. Patient handovers are identified as a vulnerable step in safe patient care due to the fact that vital patient information may get lost or misin...

Aim Although the prolongation of the time between injury and hospital arrival of traffic accident patients can influence their prognosis, factors associated with the difficulty in hospital acceptance of these patients have not been sufficiently evaluated in Japan. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the population-based ambulance records of all traffic accident patients for whom the Osaka Mun...

Introduction: The steady increase in the number of natural and man-made disasters causes need for urgent ambulance aircraft evacuation seriously injured to specialized federal medical institutions with appropriate equipment, advanced technologies highly qualified personnel provide high-tech assistance victims. can be located at a considerable distance from place emergency. Method: EMERCOM Russi...

The 5th General Hospital embarked from New York on 19 February 1942. Seven Medical Officers, 28 Nurse Officers and 14 Enlisted Men were placed on various ships of the convoy but the remaining personnel were assigned to a single ship. This vessel, the American Legion, broke down in the Atlantic and subsequently returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The detached 7 Medical Officers (including Lt. Col....

objective: to assess the availability of trauma care services in a district referral hospital of southern india. methods: this was a cross-sectional study being performed during 2013 in a tertiary healthcare centre in southern indian. a detailed assessment of trauma care services was done in a 400 bed speciality hospital which is an apex referral hospital in the public health system using a che...