Relation between chest compression rate and depth: the ENFONCE Study
Introduction Chest compressions are the cornerstone of cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The recent International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines recommend increasing the rate and the depth of chest compressions, to 100–120/min and 5–6 cm, based on theoretical arguments and observational studies. We hypothesized that an increased chest compressions rate could decrease chest compressions depth. Methods Operators were asked to perform continuous chest compressions on a mannequin. Chest compressions rate and depth were collected. The ratio of chest compressions compliance to the guidelines, that is...
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Agreement of emergency physician-performed ultrasound versus RADiology-performed UltraSound for cholelithiasis or cholecystitis: a systematic review
Cholecystitis secondary to gallstone migration is the most common suspected diagnosis for right upper quadrant pain in emergency departments, with radiology-performed ultrasound (RADUS) being the main diagnostic tool. The primary aim of this review was to assess the ability of emergency physicians to perform emergency ultrasound (EUS) compared to RADUS to diagnose cholelithiasis and cholecystitis. A systematic search was performed using Embase, Central (Cochrane library), Web of Science, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, prospective trial registries, and OpenSIGLE databases as well as hand-search of articles. Two physicians indepen...
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Review Source Type: research

The Pediatric Emergency Research Network: a decade old and growing
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Viewpoints Source Type: research

Guidelines for the acute care of severe limb trauma patients
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Viewpoints Source Type: research

Emergency systems in the Republic of Armenia: country in crisis or land of opportunity
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Viewpoints Source Type: research

Dealing with mental health in the pediatric emergency department
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Viewpoints Source Type: research

Emergency medicine in Iran: the history and the question of gender equality
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Perspective Articles Source Type: research

Standardizing terminology in academic medical journals: understanding sex and gender
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Perspective Articles Source Type: research

European Journal of Emergency Medicine position on reporting sex and gender
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Perspective Articles Source Type: research

The European Journal of Emergency Medicine in Lisbon, 2021
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Early prehospital administration of tranexamic acid in hemorrhagic trauma is associated with increased survival as an independent variable
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 15, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

Ethical issues in the initial care of the severely injured patient: a national survey among French intensivists and emergency physicians
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 15, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

The clinical and prognostic role of echocardiography in ‘SARS-CoV-2’ disease
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 15, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

ENCOVUR-3 study: Spanish emergency departments’ participation in hospital decision-making committees during the first peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 15, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

Outcomes in children advised to attend the emergency department by a healthcare telephone advice service (NHS111)
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - July 15, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research