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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Emergency Physicians"”.
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Emergency Physicians' Perspectives on the Usability of Health Information Exchange
<p>Emergency physicians are key users of health information exchanges (HIE). Understanding their perspectives on the usability of HIE is important if the full potential of the HIE is to be achieved. The literature identified that emergency physician experiences with HIEs are unexplored areas …
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Perceptions of Emergency Physicians in Japan in Managing Acutely Ill Pediatric Patients
… the self-perceived confidence levels of emergency physicians in Japan in managing acutely ill pediatric patients in the emergency department (ED). Based on the hypothesis that 50% or more participants did not feel confident, the secondary objective was to describe their underlying …
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Emergency Physician Communication Style and Career Satisfaction: Is There a Correlation?
… social style and career satisfaction among emergency physicians was investigated. An e-mail survey was sent to a random sample of 1,000 members of the American College of Emergency Physicians in practice for at least three years; 707 had valid e-mail addresses. A twenty-item behavioral style …
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Emergency medicine physician and registrars knowledge of mechanical ventilation in Cape Town South Africa by Moosa Kalla.
The aim of this study is: to determine whether Emergency Physicians have knowledge to optimally mechanically ventilate the intubated patient.
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Ethics Guidelines and Ethics Education for Emergency Medical Technicians: A Critical Analysis
… thesis, I address an inadequacy in the chain of emergency medical care. Emergency physicians, nurses, and other staff have updated their ethical guidelines to address important new issues and technologies such as the confidentiality rules implemented under the Health Insurance Portability and …
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A survey of attitudes towards patient substance abuse/addiction in the emergency center.
… contact with health services be made through an emergency centre (EC) at some point. This study aims to assess the exposure and attitudes of emergency physicians to substance abuse and addiction in major South African academic ECs. A prospective survey based on the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey …
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Does emergency medicine training improve ECG interpretation skills in South Africa?
… interpretation improves with advancing years of Emergency Medicine training in South Africa, and to compare the results with similar international studies. A prospective cross-sectional study of Emergency Medicine registrars and recently qualified emergency physicians was conducted between August …
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Pediatric Intensive Care Nurses : Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Like Symptoms
… Webb, & Kommor, 1988). Nurses, as well as emergency physicians and support staff have also been found to experience similar stressors for extended lengths of times (Whitley, 1989; Whitley, Allison, & Gallery, 1991). Horowitz, Field, and Classen (1993) found that differences exist among …
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Stakeholders' Perceptions of Inherent Barriers to the Potential Implementation of Ultrasound in the Prehospital Setting between the Saudi Red Crescent Authority and the National Guard Hospital
… opportunities inherent in the current medical emergency systems within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in relation to the possible inclusion of ultrasound machines to assist both Saudi Red Crescent Authority professionals and emergency physicians in the hospital. The research explored the issue of …
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Clinical presentation and diagnostic work up of suspected pulmonary embolism in a district hospital emergency centre serving a high HIV/TB burden population
… challenging to make and is often missed in the Emergency Centre. The true incidence of PE in South Africa is unknown. The diagnostic work-up of PE has been improved by the use of Clinical decision rules (CDRs) and CT Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) in high-income countries. Currently used CDRs have …
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The prevalence of atrial fibrillation in patients with ischaemic stroke in a district hospital in the Western Cape
… and ECGs were independently screened by two Emergency Physicians. Categorical data was described in percentages and descriptive statistics. Continuous variables were described by median and interquartile range (IQR). Statistical significance is defined as a p< 0.05. Categorical data was …
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An evidence-based algorithm for the rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis in HIV positive patients presenting to emergency centres
… used and would benefit patients presenting to emergency centres by rapidly diagnosing HIV-associated tuberculosis. Methods Two studies were done: i) A systematic (Cochrane) review was done to determine the diagnostic accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for detecting abdominal tuberculosis or …
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Antibiotic Resistance: Use of Delayed Prescriptions for Viral Syndromes in Urgent Care
… According to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), antibiotics are given to patients with acute bronchitis 65% to 80% of the time, acute pharyngitis visits receive antibiotics 60% of the time, and acute sinusitis receives antibiotics 80% of the time out of 4 million …
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It's a Tough Balance: The Lived Experiences of Resilience in ER Physicians
… resiliency through the lived experiences of emergency room (ER) physicians. Previous research focused primarily on stress and burnout among physicians (de Boer, Lok, Verlatt, Duivenvoorden, Bakker, & Smit, 2011; Iannello & Balzarotti, 2014; Laposa & Alden, 2001; Wrenn, Lorenzen, Jones, Zhou, …