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Public perception towards bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Objective Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) improves survival and neurological outcomes. Nonetheless, many OHCA patients do not receive ...
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Moderate to severe hyperphosphataemia as an independent prognostic factor for 28-day mortality in adult patients with sepsis

Correspondence to Dr You Hwan Jo, Emergency medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 13620, the Republic of Korea; emdrjyh{at}gmail.com Background Ischaemic tissue injury caused ...
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Patients who call emergency ambulances for primary care problems: a qualitative study of the decision-making process

Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Correspondence to Dr Matthew J Booker, Centre for Academic Primary Care, School of Social ...
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THE IMPACT OF PERIPHERAL INTRAVENOUS (IV) CANNULATION IN THE AMBULANCE AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Objectives & Background Intravenous cannulation in an emergency setting has significant potential benefits and harms to patients. Patients need to understand these in order to make an informed ...