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View article: When Formulas Fail: A Secondary Analysis of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Body Composition Data Comparing Ideal and Lean Body Weight Equations Against Measured Lean Body Weight in Obese Children
When Formulas Fail: A Secondary Analysis of Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Body Composition Data Comparing Ideal and Lean Body Weight Equations Against Measured Lean Body Weight in Obese Children Open
View article: Pharmacogenomic Drug-Gene Interactions in Geriatric Emergency Department Patients Who Sustained Falls: A Pilot Study
Pharmacogenomic Drug-Gene Interactions in Geriatric Emergency Department Patients Who Sustained Falls: A Pilot Study Open
Introduction: Pharmacogenomic-assisted prescribing of medications uses individual genetic information to identify drug-gene interactions. We aimed to assess potential pharmacogenomic drug-gene interactions in geriatric emergency department…
View article: 493 Dementia Increases Rates of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Geriatric Emergency Department Head Trauma Patients
493 Dementia Increases Rates of Intracranial Hemorrhage in Geriatric Emergency Department Head Trauma Patients Open
View article: Reinterpretation of outside imaging and review at hepatobiliary tumor board: impact on diagnosis and management of patients with hepatobiliary neoplasms
Reinterpretation of outside imaging and review at hepatobiliary tumor board: impact on diagnosis and management of patients with hepatobiliary neoplasms Open
Objectives: Radiologist participation in multidisciplinary tumor board can be time-consuming and demanding, requiring substantial preparation. Anecdotally radiologist participation is felt to help identify discrepancies in previous interpr…
View article: Evaluation of the use of intraosseous access on adult patients presenting to the emergency department in urban South Africa
Evaluation of the use of intraosseous access on adult patients presenting to the emergency department in urban South Africa Open
View article: Total body weight estimation by 3D camera systems: Potential high‐tech solutions for emergency medicine applications? A scoping review
Total body weight estimation by 3D camera systems: Potential high‐tech solutions for emergency medicine applications? A scoping review Open
View article: Estimating Body Volume and Height Using 3D Data
Estimating Body Volume and Height Using 3D Data Open
Accurate body weight estimation is critical in emergency medicine for proper dosing of weight-based medications, yet direct measurement is often impractical in urgent situations. This paper presents a non-invasive method for estimating bod…
View article: Total body weight estimation by 3D camera systems: potential high-tech solutions for emergency medicine applications? A scoping review
Total body weight estimation by 3D camera systems: potential high-tech solutions for emergency medicine applications? A scoping review Open
Background Weight estimation is required in adult patients when weight-based medication must be administered during emergency care, as measuring weight is often not possible. Inaccurate estimations may lead to inaccurate drug dosing, which…
View article: Pharmacogenomic Drug-Gene Interactions in Geriatric Emergency Department Patients That Have Fallen
Pharmacogenomic Drug-Gene Interactions in Geriatric Emergency Department Patients That Have Fallen Open
Background Pharmacogenomic assisted prescribing of medications utilizes individual genetic information to identify drug-gene interactions. We aimed to assess potential pharmacogenomic drug-gene interactions in geriatric emergency departmen…
View article: Alcohol use is associated with intracranial hemorrhage in older emergency department head trauma patients
Alcohol use is associated with intracranial hemorrhage in older emergency department head trauma patients Open
View article: Educational concepts: A longitudinal interleaved curriculum for emergency medicine residency training
Educational concepts: A longitudinal interleaved curriculum for emergency medicine residency training Open
Traditionally, emergency medicine (EM) residency programs teach non-adult emergency department activities (such as pediatric EM, point-of-care ultrasound [PoCUS], emergency medical services, and others) in a block format. In this way, a re…
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Issue Information Open
View article: A300 ADVANCED HEPATIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS: A CASE REPORT
A300 ADVANCED HEPATIC ECHINOCOCCOSIS: A CASE REPORT Open
Background Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare and potentially fatal disease caused by the parasite echinococcus multilocularis (EM). Humans are intermediate hosts who become infected through contact with definitive hosts (foxes, wolves…
View article: A Systematic Review of the Characteristics of Social Support and Poverty Alleviation among Asylum-seekers and Refugees Resettled in Countries in Western Europe
A Systematic Review of the Characteristics of Social Support and Poverty Alleviation among Asylum-seekers and Refugees Resettled in Countries in Western Europe Open
Forced migration and poverty among asylum-seekers and refugees (ASRs) in Western Europe have increased substantially in the last decade and have profound psychosocial ramifications. This systematic review synthesises recent literature that…
View article: Is there evidence that length-based tapes with precalculated drug doses increase the accuracy of drug dose calculations in children? A systematic review
Is there evidence that length-based tapes with precalculated drug doses increase the accuracy of drug dose calculations in children? A systematic review Open
Objective The use of pediatric length-based weight estimation tapes with precalculated drug doses is advocated by major Advanced Life Support organizations, but concerns have been raised on the accuracy of these systems. The objective of t…
View article: Weight Estimation for Drug Dose Calculations in the Prehospital Setting – A Systematic Review
Weight Estimation for Drug Dose Calculations in the Prehospital Setting – A Systematic Review Open
Background: Weight estimation is required to enable dose calculations for weight-based drugs administered during emergency care. The accuracy of the estimation will determine the accuracy of the administered dose. This is an important matt…
View article: EVALUATION OF A PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE RESILIENCE AND DECREASE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN UNACCOMPANIED ASYLUM-SEEKING MINORS
EVALUATION OF A PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE RESILIENCE AND DECREASE PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN UNACCOMPANIED ASYLUM-SEEKING MINORS Open
Relevance of research: This research contributes to understanding of vulnerability and resilience among unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors (UAMs) in forced migration to Europe and presents the findings of a pilot group intervention to enh…
View article: Social support and poverty alleviation among adult refugees and asylum-seekers in resettlement in Western countries
Social support and poverty alleviation among adult refugees and asylum-seekers in resettlement in Western countries Open
This systematic review protocol aims to summarise the existing evidence on the characteristics of social support associated with alleviating the effects of poverty on the psychological wellbeing of refugees and asylum-seekers resettled in …
View article: Social support and poverty alleviation among adult refugees and asylum-seekers in resettlement in Western countries
Social support and poverty alleviation among adult refugees and asylum-seekers in resettlement in Western countries Open
This systematic review protocol aims to summarise the existing evidence on the characteristics of social support associated with alleviating the effects of poverty on the psychological wellbeing of refugees and asylum-seekers resettled in …
View article: Estimating Lean Body Weight in Adults With the PAWPER XL-MAC Tape Using Actual Measured Weight as an Input Variable
Estimating Lean Body Weight in Adults With the PAWPER XL-MAC Tape Using Actual Measured Weight as an Input Variable Open
View article: Improving your Python Notebook Workspace with Custom JupyterLab Extensions.
Improving your Python Notebook Workspace with Custom JupyterLab Extensions. Open
View article: An Analysis of Trauma Team Activations at a South African Level One Trauma Centre
An Analysis of Trauma Team Activations at a South African Level One Trauma Centre Open
Introduction: South Africa has a high prevalence of trauma causing a significant healthcare and financial burden. Various scoring systems have been developed to guide trauma team activation (TTA). To date, however, there are no standardise…
View article: Resilience and vulnerability: Supporting the integration of unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors in the United Kingdom
Resilience and vulnerability: Supporting the integration of unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors in the United Kingdom Open
There is a general agreement in the existing research that unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors (UAMs) are a particularly vulnerable group as a result of their traumatic experiences of forced migration and displacement (Weine et al., 2014; …
View article: ОЦІНКА ПСИХОСОЦІАЛЬНОГО ВТРУЧАННЯ ДЛЯ ПІДВИЩЕННЯ РЕЗИЛЬЄНТНОСТІ ТА ЗМЕНШЕННЯ ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОГО ДИСТРЕСУ У НЕПОВНОЛІТНІХ БЕЗ СУПРОВОДУ, ЯКІ ЗНАХОДЯТЬСЯ У ПОШУКУ
ОЦІНКА ПСИХОСОЦІАЛЬНОГО ВТРУЧАННЯ ДЛЯ ПІДВИЩЕННЯ РЕЗИЛЬЄНТНОСТІ ТА ЗМЕНШЕННЯ ПСИХОЛОГІЧНОГО ДИСТРЕСУ У НЕПОВНОЛІТНІХ БЕЗ СУПРОВОДУ, ЯКІ ЗНАХОДЯТЬСЯ У ПОШУКУ Open
Актуальність дослідження: представлене дослідження сприяє розумінню вразливості та резильєнтності серед неповнолітніх, які не мають притулку у примусовій міграції до Європи та представляють результати втручання пілотної групи для підвищенн…
View article: Development and validation of a length- and habitus-based method of ideal and lean body weight estimation for critically ill adults requiring urgent weight-based medical intervention
Development and validation of a length- and habitus-based method of ideal and lean body weight estimation for critically ill adults requiring urgent weight-based medical intervention Open
Objective Accurate drug dosing in obese patients requires an estimation of ideal body weight (IBW) or lean body weight (LBW) for dosing hydrophilic medications. Erroneous weight estimates during the management of critically ill adults may …
View article: Development and validation of a length- and habitus-based method of total body weight estimation for critically ill adults requiring urgent weight-based medical intervention
Development and validation of a length- and habitus-based method of total body weight estimation for critically ill adults requiring urgent weight-based medical intervention Open
Background Erroneous weight estimation during the management of emergency presentations in adults may contribute to patient harm and poor outcomes. Patients can often not be weighed during emergencies and a weight estimation is required to…
View article: Comparison of adult weight estimation methods for use during emergency medical care
Comparison of adult weight estimation methods for use during emergency medical care Open
View article: Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa guidelines for the training and credentialing in emergency point-of-care ultrasound
Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa guidelines for the training and credentialing in emergency point-of-care ultrasound Open
This is the second guideline from the Emergency Medicine Society of South Africa (EMSSA) on the use of emergency point-of-care ultrasound in South Africa. It supersedes and replaces the guidelines produced in 2009. This document contains i…
View article: Time to stop using age-based weight estimation
Time to stop using age-based weight estimation Open