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Mild COVID-19 patients can be safely discharged from emergency department: prospective bicentric pilot study
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

Randomized controlled trials to evaluate extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: the expected failure
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

Comparison of recommended use of paraclinical investigations by emergency physicians and neurologists for emergency department patients with headaches: a retrospective observational study
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

I-Phone app to test vibrations during helicopter neonatal transport
No abstract available (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Research Letters Source Type: research

The association between cardiac risk factors and the probability of acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department: analysis from a multicentre prospective observational study in the high sensitivity troponin era
Conclusion Traditional cardiac risk factors have limited association with AMI in the ED, but an increasing risk factor burden is associated with increasing prevalence of AMI. These findings suggest that future work to refine existing decision aids used in this patient group may be of value. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Effect of replacing ambulance physicians with paramedics on outcome of resuscitation for prehospital cardiac arrest
Conclusions The presence of a prehospital physician on the ambulance was not found to result in a significant improvement in survival or ROSC after cardiac arrest compared to care by EMTs. Patients with pulseless electrical activity experienced an increase in ROSC when a physician was present but without improvement in survival to hospital discharge. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Incidence, risk factors, clinical characteristics and outcomes of deep venous thrombosis in patients with COVID-19 attending the Emergency Department: results of the UMC-19-S8
Conclusions DVT was an unusual form of COVID presentation in COVID patients but was associated with a worse prognosis. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Association between acute heart failure and major cardiovascular events in atrial fibrillation patients presenting at the emergency department: an EMERG-AF ancillary study
Conclusions The coexistence of AHF in patients presenting with atrial fibrillation in ED is associated to a worse 1-year outcome mainly due to MACE, but does not impact in overall mortality. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Association between personal protective equipment and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in emergency department healthcare workers
Conclusion In this cross-sectional study, the use of high-level PPE (FFP2 or equivalent and eye protection) by ED personnel during all contacts with patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 does not seem to be associated with a lower infection rate of ED staff compared to lower level PPE use. Attention should be paid to ED layout and social distancing to prevent cross-contamination of ED personnel. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Variability in the management and imaging use in paediatric minor head trauma in European emergency departments. A Research in European Pediatric Emergency Medicine study
Conclusion We found great variability in terms of the type of imaging and rate of CT scan obtained. Our study suggests opportunity for improvement in the area of paediatric head injury and the need for targeted individualised ED interventions to improve management of MHT. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Thiamine combined with vitamin C in sepsis or septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusions: Despite widespread enthusiasm for thiamine combined with vitamin C for sepsis and septic shock, we only found an association with reduced SOFA score and time of vasopressor use. There was no association with in-hospital mortality. (Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

Use of backboards in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
To achieve optimal chest compression depth, victims of cardiac arrest should be placed on a firm surface. Backboards are usually placed between the mattress and the back of a patient in the attempt to increase cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quality, but their effectiveness remains controversial. A systematic search was performed to include studies on humans and simulation manikins assessing CPR quality with or without backboards. The primary outcome of the meta-analysis was the difference in chest compression depth between these two conditions. Out of 557 records, 16 studies were included in the review and all were pe...
Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Reviews Source Type: research

Humbled: life in the emergency department under the shadow of a pandemic
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research

Losing the numbers game: revisiting quality metrics through the spectrum of Goodhart’s law
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research

Health design solutions to improve the care of sickle cell patients with vaso-occlusive crisis in the emergency department
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Source: European Journal of Emergency Medicine - May 13, 2021 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Perspective Articles Source Type: research