Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2014
Prehospital paediatric burn care: New priorities in paramedic reporting.
The present study evaluates the prehospital care of paediatric burn patients in Queensland (QLD). As first aid (FA) treatment has been shown to affect burn progression and outcome, the FA treatment and the risk of associated hypothermia in paediatric patients were specifically examined in the context of paramedic management of burn patients. ⋯ Despite FA and patient temperatures being important prognostic factors for burn patients, paramedic documentation of these was often incomplete, and there was no consistent use of burns dressings.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2014
Factors influencing ceftriaxone use in community-acquired pneumonia: Emergency doctors' perspectives.
To explore the perceptions of ED doctors regarding the use of ceftriaxone in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). ⋯ As most cases of CAP are initially diagnosed and treated empirically in the ED, any interventions that aim to decrease inappropriate use of ceftriaxone for CAP should address the factors identified here that influence ED doctors' prescribing decisions.
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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2014
Case ReportsAortic dissection presenting an acute onset of neuroradicular syndrome complicated by coeliac and superior mesenteric artery embolism.
Aortic dissection is a catastrophic medical emergency with complex and changeable clinical presentations. We report a case of aortic dissection complicated by coeliac and superior mesenteric artery embolism, which is hardly been reported till date.