Zachary E. Dewar
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View article: Prehospital portable ultrasound for safe and accurate prehospital needle thoracostomy: a pilot educational study
Prehospital portable ultrasound for safe and accurate prehospital needle thoracostomy: a pilot educational study Open
Background Simulated needle thoracostomy (NT) using ultrasound may reduce potential injury, increase accuracy, and be as rapid to perform as the traditional landmark technique following a brief educational session. Our objective was to det…
View article: Prehospital Portable Ultrasound for Safe and Accurate Pre-hospital Needle Thoracostomy: A Pilot Educational Study
Prehospital Portable Ultrasound for Safe and Accurate Pre-hospital Needle Thoracostomy: A Pilot Educational Study Open
Background:Simulated needle thoracostomy (NT) using ultrasound would reduce potential injury, increase accuracy, and be as rapid to perform as the landmark technique following a brief educational session. Our objective was to determine if …
View article: Rare aetiology of abdominal pain: contained abscess secondary to perforated jejunal diverticulitis
Rare aetiology of abdominal pain: contained abscess secondary to perforated jejunal diverticulitis Open
A patient with a history of multiple jejunal diverticulosis (JD) presented with a non-peritonitic abdominal pain and leucocytosis. CT scan showed a thick-walled interloop collection within the left mid-abdomen with dilated bowels and mild …
View article: Hand-off bundle implementation associated with decreased medical errors and preventable adverse events on an academic family medicine in-patient unit
Hand-off bundle implementation associated with decreased medical errors and preventable adverse events on an academic family medicine in-patient unit Open
To determine the impact of the implementation of a hand-off bundle on medical errors at an inpatient unit of an academic community teaching hospital. Our secondary objective was to determine the research utility of the use of an all-electr…