BACKGROUND To determine the international recommendations and current practices for the treatment and prevention of palliative emergencies. The primary goal of the study was to gather information from experts on their nationally practised concepts. METHODS One hundred and fifty self-report surveys were distributed by email to selected leading experts (palliative and emergency medical care) in...

Introduction: Medical Emergencies may arise on the dental chair despite efforts to minimize them. Lack of training and inability to cope with these can lead to tragic consequences. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the perceived level of competency among dental practitioners in handling medical emergencies. Materials and Methods: A structured survey consisting of 13 questions pertaining...

INTRODUCTION Our study was to examine prevalence and treatment outcomes of medical emergencies at two urban public health clinics in the Petaling district, Selangor, Malaysia. METHODS A prospective universal sampling was employed to recruit all emergencies over one month period (12 April to 11 May 2011). A structured case record form was used to capture demographic data, whether the index cas...

INTRODUCTION Maximum oxygen consumption shows the maximum oxygen rate of muscle oxygenation that is acceptable in many cases, to measure the fitness between person and the desired job. Given that medical emergencies are important, and difficult jobs in emergency situations require people with high physical ability and readiness for the job, the aim of this study was to evaluate the maximum oxyg...

Research on facility location is abundant. However, this research does not typically address the particular conditions that arise when locating facilities to service large-scale emergencies, such as earthquakes, terrorist attacks, etc. In this work we first survey general facility location problems and identify models used to address common emergency situations, such as house fires and regular ...

Summary. The aim of the study is, on basis research and analysis current normative methodological documents, to develop proposals for improvement regulation support system organization medical assistance victims their evacuation in emergencies at facilities territories served by Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA Russia). Study materials methods. Materials include legislative acts regulato...

Pheochromocytoma is a great mimicker and has varied presentation. It can present as medical emergency with hypertensive emergencies, acute cardiac event, neurological manifestations, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and metabolic emergencies. Here we report a young individual who after a bout of exercise developed breathlessness and rapidly developed...

The concept of point-of-care, problem-oriented focus cardiac ultrasound examination (FoCUS) is increasingly applied in the settings of medical emergencies, including cardiac diseases. The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) recognizes that cardiologists are not the only medical professionals dealing with cardiovascular emergencies. In reality, emergency cardiac diagnostics an...