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The place of US for the diagnosis of clinically suspected abdominal bleeding in trauma patients
Abstract: Purpose: We present our experience in the diagnosis,follow-up and planning therapy of free abdominal collections in trauma patients using conventional and interventional ultrasound. Methods and Materials:195 emergency trauma patients/136male and 59 female/ were examined by US for a period of 3 years. The right and left..
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Police Detainees In The Emergency Department: Who Do We Admit?
Abstract: Police detainees are at high risk for illness or injury after arrest, but often suffer from limited access to medical care, including disruption of chronic medication use. To describe the medical complications among arrestees in one urban, public hospital after modest improvements in medical screening at the central lo..
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DVT In ICU: Fequency and Risk Factors
Abstract : DVT is one of the most frequent complications in medical and surgical patients in ICU and it often appears with pulmonary embolism (PE).?The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of the deep venous thrombosis (DVT)? in?? patients hospitalized in intensive care unit (ICU) and the risk factors associated with DVT..
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Establishing An Asphyxial Pulseless Electrical Activity Arrest Model In Rabbits
Abstract: Objective:Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) is an increasingly frequent cardiac rhythm in the arrested patient. We determined to establish an intact animal model of asphyxial PEA of variable duration that may be utilized for evaluation of agents of potential benefit in this scenario.Method:Instrumented adult New Zea..
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Insulin-overdose- A Potential Trigger of Ventricular Fibrillation with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy?
Abstract : A 46 years-old diabetic man lost consciousness because of an insulin-overdose (Glasgow Coma Scale 3, blood-glucose 1.5mmol/L). He regained consciousness after infusion of glucose 5% 100ml/10minutes (Glasgow Coma Scale 15, blood-glucose 3.8mmol/L). An additional infusion of glucose 5% 100ml/10minutes was given (blood-gl..
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Integrated Clinical Decision Support In Emergency Medicine: Transforming The Electronic Health Record In Order To Reduce Risk And Improve Medical Decision Making
Medicolegal Issues in Emergency Medicine : The delivery of medical care in an emergency department (ED) is a high risk environment for clinical errors, breeches in patient safety and medicolegal consequences.Volume surges, high acuity patients, limited access to past medical records, and departmental overcrowding all combine to make the emergency department a c..
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Insulin-overdose- A Potential Trigger of Ventricular Fibrillation with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy?
Abstract : A 46 years-old diabetic man lost consciousness because of an insulin-overdose (Glasgow Coma Scale 3, blood-glucose 1.5mmol/L). He regained consciousness after infusion of glucose 5% 100ml/10minutes (Glasgow Coma Scale 15, blood-glucose 3.8mmol/L). An additional infusion of glucose 5% 100ml/10minutes was given (blood-gl..
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The Use of Metal Detectors as a Tool for Diagnosing Ingested Metal Foreign Bodies- A Review
Abstract : Coins are frequently ingested by young children in the UK. X-Radiographs have been considered as the gold standard of detecting any swallowed metal foreign bodies in order to ascertain subsequent management. The cost of radiographs, high proportion of normal radiographs and potential long term hazards11 of ionising rad..
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Establishing An Asphyxial Pulseless Electrical Activity Arrest Model In Rabbits
Abstract: Objective:Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) is an increasingly frequent cardiac rhythm in the arrested patient. We determined to establish an intact animal model of asphyxial PEA of variable duration that may be utilized for evaluation of agents of potential benefit in this scenario.Method:Instrumented adult New Zea..
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DVT In ICU: Fequency and Risk Factors
Abstract : DVT is one of the most frequent complications in medical and surgical patients in ICU and it often appears with pulmonary embolism (PE).?The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of the deep venous thrombosis (DVT)? in?? patients hospitalized in intensive care unit (ICU) and the risk factors associated with DVT..
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