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Healthcare systems operating under emergency and high-demand conditions face persistent challenges in coordinating medical personnel, managing critical documentation, and ensuring data security and regulatory compliance....

Background: South Africa’s population experiences high rates of gender-based violence (GBV), with primary care emergency centres (ECs) often being the first point of contact for victim-survivors of violence. The abili...

Abstract Introduction The Emergency Medical Service Benefit Score (EBS) was recently developed from the former Helicopter Benefit Score (HBS) to provide a standardized tool for evaluating the benefits of prehospital inte...

Abstract Background Infectious diseases are a leading cause of Paediatric Emergency Department (PED) visits worldwide, characterised by significant clinical variability in both presentation and severity. Literature highl...

Abstract Objective Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen. Its diagnosis requires the combined evaluation of clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings. This study aimed to compare...

ObjectiveTo compare the effects of routine and enhanced intraoperative warming strategies on perioperative hypothermia, coagulation function, and length of hospital stay in severely injured emergency surgery patients.Met...

Abstract Introduction Emergency departments (EDs) suffer from crowding due to patients with low urgency, whose treatment is often inappropriate. This study aimed to describe the proportion of avoidable, non-urgent ED vis...

Abstract Background To effectively manage seizures in emergency departments (EDs), nurses must possess adequate knowledge and skills. In Iran, however, there is limited evidence on ED nurses’ knowledge and the factors ...

With the rapid expansion of transport infrastructure into complex mountainous terrain, bridge-tunnel connecting sections (BTCSs) have emerged as a common yet distinct configuration characterized by high bridge-to-tunnel ...

Abstract Background Uncertainty is an inherent and challenging aspect of medical practice, particularly for first-year residents making the transition from theoretical education to clinical practice. We aimed to identify...

Abstract Background Phantom tumour, also known as a vanishing tumour or fissural pseudotumor, is an uncommon condition that represents a localized, transudative, loculated interlobar pleural effusion. It occurs predomina...

Aim: Ischemic hepatitis (IH), also called hypoxic hepatitis, is a form of acute hepatocellular injury often seen in advanced heart failure (HF) with hemodynamic compromise. However, its prevalence and prognostic signific...

A significant share of public healthcare expenditure is devoted to the treatment of severe trauma cases in Emergency Departments (EDs), many of which involve orthopedic injuries. Although existing trauma scoring system...

Animal-bite and scratch visits to the emergency department (ED) often require time-sensitive decisions on rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) alongside tetanus prevention. In China, recent national standards and local...

ObjectivePatients seen for uncontrolled seizures in a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) often undergo tracheal intubation (TI). We looked at factors associated with TI in children in a safety net hospital.MethodsThis w...

Emergency evasive maneuvers unfold in short near-limit windows in which combined-slip saturation, load transfer, and rapidly varying friction make onset-computation budget and model mismatch critical to collision-avoidan...

ObjectivePediatric direct inguinal hernia (DIH) is an extremely rare congenital abdominal wall defect, accounting for less than 4% of all pediatric inguinal hernias. Its clinical manifestations overlap highly with indire...

Joel Nabeshya,1,2 Elizabeth Atiang,1 Charity Kwarikunda,1 Rachel Luwaga,1 Vallence Niyonzima1 1Department of Nursing, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 2Department of Emergency and Critical C...

Abstract Background Climate change is increasingly influencing the prevalence and severity of various diseases. While previous studies have linked climate variables to emergency department (ED) admissions, few have exami...

Hamzah Aweidah,1 Ravid Ben-Avi,1 Malak Sultan,2 Zenaa Mittwalli,2 Marina Abdallah,2 Aviya Benyamin,2 Hadas Ben-Eli1,2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Hadassah Medical Organization and Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Effective pain management remains a critical component of emergency care. However, patient‐related beliefs and misconceptions about pain medication can pose significant barriers to adequate...

Abstract Background Belgium’s emergency services face several public health challenges, including increasing patient numbers and a shortage of medical staff. Against this backdrop, there is a risk that current organisa...

BackgroundThe integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into emergency medicine holds promise for enhancing early diagnosis and clinical decision-making. Traditional diagnostic approaches often rely on physician judgme...

Abstract Background Suicide attempts constitute a significant public health emergency, with Emergency Departments (EDs) serving as a primary point of contact for individuals in acute psychiatric crisis. This observationa...