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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"emergency treatment"”.
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Increasing parental knowledge in treatment of childhood fever
… in this study is inappropriate parental usage of emergency treatment resources for the treatment of non-emergent childhood fevers. This study tested if providing direct and indirect information about childhood fever and its treatment resulted in a decrease of inappropriate emergency room visits …
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Nonemergency visits to the emergency room : revelations from the COVID era.
Emergency rooms ("ERs") in the United States ("US") must see all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Many uninsured patients that cannot pay for healthcare treatments tend to use ERs for primary care. This contributes to excessive healthcare costs in the US, financial challenges for …
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Constitutional but criminal: an analysis of the ambiguous abortion law in Kenya through the prism of international human rights
… only if a quali ied health professional deems an emergency treatment necessary, or when there is a discernible threat to the life of the mother, or if sanctioned by any other written law. Unfortunately, sections 158, 159 and 160 of the Kenyan Penal Code, which proscribe abortion, have not been …
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African American Community Mental Health Center Service Utilization: A Test of the Cultural Compatibility Hypothesis
… races. Consumers of other races received more emergency care and less outpatient care than did African and White American consumers. Consumers of other races may have been less assimilated into social service networks and therefore made less use of CMHC services until their problems became …
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The evolving law on sexual and reproductive health rights and the right to abortion in Kenya
… the health of the mother; if there is need for emergency treatment of any kind; and if allowed by any other written law.' Accordingly, this dissertation argues that the jurisprudence of international and regional human rights bodies demonstrates that the right to abortion is a justiciable human …
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Using prediction to facilitate patient flow in a health care delivery chain
A health care delivery chain is a series of treatment steps through which patients flow. The Emergency Department (ED)/Inpatient Unit (IU) chain is an example chain, common to many hospitals. Recent literature has suggested that predictions of IU admission, when patients enter the ED, could be used …
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Investigation of Emergency Medical Technicians Practice and Beliefs Regarding the Recognition and Treatment of Exertional Heat Stroke
… diagnosis and cold water-immersion (CWI) for the treatment of Exertional Heat Stroke (EHS) for an optimal outcome. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) play a critical role for the diagnosis and treatment of EHS as they may be the first to arrive on scene, however there is limited data regarding their …
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Development of teawaste based bio-sorbent materials for removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater
… g/mg/min. This was of great significance for emergency treatment of hexavalent chromium ion wastewater. Thermodynamic studied shown that adsorption process of hexavalent chromium by MBTW was a spontaneous endothermic reaction. <br/><br/>In order to study the effects of process conditions …
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Virginia Emergency Department Physician Knowledge of the Emergent Treatment of Avulsed Teeth
… of this study was to determine the knowledge and treatment protocols for physicians in Virginia emergency departments in regards to the emergent treatment of avulsed teeth.Methods: Using a cross sectional survey design, an 8-item questionnaire regarding the treatment of avulsed teeth was emailed …
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Epidemiology and genetic risk factors of suicidal behaviour in South Africa
… poverty levels are high, and the mental health treatment gap is large. The purpose of this study was to broaden our understanding of suicidal behaviour in South Africa by combining various data sources, each representing a unique perspective of the problem, to build on existing knowledge that …