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Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid

Background Research has revealed persistent disparities in meeting the needs of racially minoritized youth identified with suicide risk in schools. An evidence-based trauma-informed suicide prevention practice, such as S...

Enduring and interlocking conflicts across the Middle East over the last 25 years have generated injuries on a large scale. While civilian injuries in the region have been widely documented, very little is known about ci...

BackgroundThe perinatal period is known as time of transition and anticipation. For women with social risk factors, child protection services may become involved during the perinatal period and this might complicate thei...

IntroductionEarly accurate assessment of the clinical status of severely injured patients is crucial for guiding the surgical treatment strategy. Several scales are available to differentiate between risk categories. The...

Abstract Invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is considered the gold standard for the management of patients with an acute brain injury and at risk of developing intracranial hypertension (IH). However, invasi...

Background. Traumatic haemorrhage is a leading cause of preventable injury-related deaths. Tranexamic acid (TXA) has demonstrated a 38% all-cause mortality reduction when administered to severe haemorrhagic shock patient...

Background: Perforation peritonitis is a common surgical emergency. Perforation peritonitis results from the perforation of a diseased viscus, abdominal trauma, ingestion of a foreign body, and iatrogenic perforation. Th...

IntroductionImprovements in life expectancy imply that an increase of geriatric trauma patients occurs. These patients require special attention due to their multiple comorbidity issues. The aim of this study was to asse...

Abstract This article discusses the grief associated with a specific form of romantic breakup, called here unexpected divorce, and its repercussions on psychotherapeutic care. Being a complex situation composed by the co...

Abstract Background Trauma is among the leading causes of death and disability in Malawi and accounts for a substantial proportion of emergency admissions at tertiary hospitals. However, injured patients presenting for t...

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...

BackgroundOver 120 million people are forcibly displaced worldwide, nearly half of them children. Current health responses remain largely emergency-driven, addressing immediate survival needs but overlooking the longer-t...

Aims: This audit aimed to assess compliance with British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma (BOAST) for paediatric forearm and wrist fractures across UK NHS hospitals and identify targets for improvement locall...

Abstract Background Triage at major incidents has traditionally relied on assessing physiology, and in the UK, this role has usually been performed by healthcare responders. However, recent major incidents have shown tha...

The transition to active rehabilitation in concussion care requires precise tools to identify patients at risk of persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS). While machine learning (ML) offers the potential to personaliz...

Background: Interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) is vital for perfecting patient safety and quality of care through effective teamwork, communication, and role clarity. Aims and Objectives: This study was d...

Affecification with mineral trioxide aggregate and care of intracoronal bleaching on the non vital discoloration maxillary left central incisor. Maxillary anterior teeth in children and adults often experience trauma. Th...

Abstract Background Crush syndrome (consisting of hyperkalemia, acidosis, hypocalcemia, and acute kidney injury), is the second-most common cause of death in earthquakes, and a frequent cause of critical illness after bu...