2025 December - 11 articles
Background: Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use can exhibit a wide range of symptoms, ranging from mild agitation to life-threatening dysrhythmias. Early identification of patients at risk fo...
Background: D-dimers are frequently elevated in older Emergency Department (ED) patients and often lead to diagnostic dilemmas as specific underlying causes remain unclear. We aimed to investigate the association of elevated D-dimer levels with serio...
Background/Objectives: Accurate patient weight estimation is critical for safe and effective drug dosing in emergency and critical care settings. Inaccurate estimates exceeding a 10% deviation from true weight can result in significant dosing errors...
Background: This study represents the first registry to assess patients’ clinical characteristics and key predictors of 30-day post-cardiovascular surgery mortality in wartime Yemen. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed 2169 patients wh...
Background: Emergency department (ED) demand is increasing due to rising patient complexity and an aging population complicated by limited access to general practitioners. Virtual emergency departments (VEDs) have been proposed as an alternative to d...
Gunshot injuries are challenging conditions because of the unique characteristics of the wounding agents producing soft tissue damage that may be compounded by the formation of an expanding temporary cavity (cavitation). Variations in ballistic perfo...
Background: Gerstmann syndrome (GS) is characterised by the tetrad of agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and right-left disorientation, which was first described by Josef Gerstmann in 1924 and is conventionally linked to lesions of the dominant ang...
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to assess the anthropometric and body composition characteristics, blood profiles and fitness-related parameters of emergency medical services (EMS) professionals. Methods: A total of 39 EMS professionals parti...
Background: Falls in older adults are a leading cause of morbidity, particularly when compounded by polypharmacy. There is mixed evidence of the efficacy of medicine reviews, but there is little work exploring this in the ambulance setting. A new ref...
Background/Objectives: In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) remains a critical event with high mortality, requiring coordinated multidisciplinary response. Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and hospital discharge rates are key quality indicators...
Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a widespread shift to remote work, significantly altering child supervision. In Australia, prolonged lockdowns created unique conditions where many parents were working from home while simultaneousl...
