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Treatment strategy for compartment syndrome at multiple regions due to injuries caused by a tree fall: a case report. 树上坠落造成多处损伤引起的室间隔综合征的治疗策略:病例报告。
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00675-5
Tomotaka Miura, Takahito Miyake, Hideshi Okada, Hideaki Oiwa, Yosuke Mizuno, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Tetsuya Fukuta, Haruka Okamoto, Masato Shiba, Norihide Kanda, Takahiro Yoshida, Shozo Yoshida, Shinji Ogura
{"title":"Treatment strategy for compartment syndrome at multiple regions due to injuries caused by a tree fall: a case report.","authors":"Tomotaka Miura, Takahito Miyake, Hideshi Okada, Hideaki Oiwa, Yosuke Mizuno, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Tetsuya Fukuta, Haruka Okamoto, Masato Shiba, Norihide Kanda, Takahiro Yoshida, Shozo Yoshida, Shinji Ogura","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00675-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00675-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Compartment syndrome commonly occurs in patients with forearm and lower leg fractures. Compartment syndromes of the gluteal and thigh muscles are less common. It is imperative that compartment syndrome be diagnosed and treated with fasciotomy as soon as possible. However, there are few reports on the diagnosis and treatment strategies for compartment syndromes that occur simultaneously in multiple anatomical regions or in the ipsilateral gluteal region and thigh.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>We report on a 76-year-old man who was obliquely crushed under a tree extending from the right forearm to the left groin. He was brought to our emergency room, where he was diagnosed with compartment syndrome of the right forearm and left lower leg and crush syndrome. Emergency fasciotomy was performed. On the day after admission, swelling and tightness of the left gluteal thigh became apparent, and intracompartmental pressures were elevated, which led to an additional diagnosis of these compartment syndromes. A fasciotomy was performed, the gluteal skin incision was made according to the Kocher-Langenbeck approach (one of the posterior approaches for hip fractures), and the thigh was approached by extending the incision laterally. This surgical approach enabled the decompression of the compartments through a single incision and allowed for easier wound treatment and closure.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This case highlights the diagnosis and treatment of compartment syndrome in four anatomical regions. Extension of the Kocher-Langenbeck approach to the lateral thigh can be a useful surgical approach for ipsilateral gluteal and thigh compartment syndrome.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"89"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11250945/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Early colonic-preparation and salvage laparoscopic appendectomy (ECSLA)- innovative protocol for the management of magnets ingestion. 早期结肠准备和腹腔镜阑尾切除术(ECSLA)--处理磁铁摄入的创新方案。
IF 2
International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00678-2
Ortal Schaffer, Adi Kenoshi, Osnat Zmora
{"title":"Early colonic-preparation and salvage laparoscopic appendectomy (ECSLA)- innovative protocol for the management of magnets ingestion.","authors":"Ortal Schaffer, Adi Kenoshi, Osnat Zmora","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00678-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00678-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ingestion of magnets carries risks for significant morbidity. We propose a new protocol designed to reduce the need for surgery, shorten length of stay, and decrease morbidity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Early Colonic-preparation and Salvage Laparoscopic Appendectomy (ECSLA) protocol includes initiating colonoscopy preparation upon admission in asymptomatic patients if magnets are not amenable to removal by gastroscopy, and laparoscopic magnets retrieval via appendectomy if surgery is eventually needed. The protocol was initiated in May 2023. A retrospective study of all cases of ingested magnets in children in our institution during July 2020 - January 2024 was conducted to retrieve and analyze demographic, clinical, imaging, management, and outcome data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the 3.5-year study period, 13 cases of ingested multiple magnets were treated, including 7 cases since initiation of ECLSA protocol, with no complications. Since initiation of ECSLA protocol, Early colonic preparation resulted in spontaneous passage of magnets (two cases) and successful colonocsopic removal (three cases), with two cases in which magnets were retrieved via gastroscopy upon admission, and no patients needing surgical intervention. Length of stay (LOS) was short (1-3 days).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The ECSLA protocol is a promising tool for preventing surgical intervention and complications and for possibly shortening LOS in children who have ingested multiple magnets.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"88"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11247818/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Successful management of a delayed presentation of traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudoaneurysm: a literature review based on a case report. 外伤性胸降主动脉假性动脉瘤延迟表现的成功治疗:基于病例报告的文献综述。
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00670-w
Mohammad Sadeghian, Pouya Ebrahimi, Parnian Soltani, Massoud Ghasemi, Homa Taheri, Maryam Mehrpooya
{"title":"Successful management of a delayed presentation of traumatic descending thoracic aorta pseudoaneurysm: a literature review based on a case report.","authors":"Mohammad Sadeghian, Pouya Ebrahimi, Parnian Soltani, Massoud Ghasemi, Homa Taheri, Maryam Mehrpooya","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00670-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00670-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Blunt traumatic aortic injury (BTAI) is the second leading cause of death due to traumas in young patients. The primary presentation might be chest or interscapular pain, difficulty in breathing, and, in severe cases, hypotension. Considering the rapid deterioration of these patients' clinical conditions, prompt diagnosis and treatment initiation are crucial. In these injuries, the most involved parts of the aorta are the isthmus (distal to the left subclavian artery) and the descending part in the thorax. Therefore, the main diagnostic strategies include transthoracic echocardiography, CT angiography, and endovascular diagnostic approaches. Case presentation The patient was a 19-year-old male presenting with the symptoms of chest pain, dyspnea, and extremities excruciating pain after a car turnover. The initial evaluation showed no abnormal cardiovascular finding except bilateral hemothorax, addressed with chest tubes. Twelve hours later, when the patient was under observation for orthopedic surgeries, his chest pain and dyspnea started, and TTE and CTA showed a grade three descending aneurysm of the aorta. The patient was treated immediately with an endovascular procedure of stent implantation. A delayed debranching surgery was also performed, which resulted in desirable outcomes and uneventful follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although open thoracic surgery is the main and almost the only option for treating aneurysms of the aorta in hemodynamically unstable patients, the endovascular procedure has shown superior outcomes in selected patients with appropriate anatomy. Debranching surgery, which can be done simultaneously or with delay after the initial procedure, has proven protective against thromboembolic cerebral events.</p><p><strong>Clinical key point: </strong>Patients with an aneurysm of the aorta should be transported to a medical center with a multidisciplinary team for an urgent evaluation and treatment. The initial resuscitation and diagnosis are challenging, considering the fatal nature of these injuries, and the selection of the treatment is based on the patient's clinical condition and evaluated anatomy in cardiovascular imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"87"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11247804/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Do-not-attempt-resuscitation decision making: physicians' recommendations differ from the GO-FAR score predictions. 不尝试人工呼吸的决策:医生的建议与 GO-FAR 评分预测不同。
IF 2
International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-11 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00669-3
David Olukolade Alao, Snaha Abraham, Emad Dababneh, Roxanne Roby, Mohammed Farid, Nada Mohammed, Natalia Rojas-Perilla, Arif Alper Cevik
{"title":"Do-not-attempt-resuscitation decision making: physicians' recommendations differ from the GO-FAR score predictions.","authors":"David Olukolade Alao, Snaha Abraham, Emad Dababneh, Roxanne Roby, Mohammed Farid, Nada Mohammed, Natalia Rojas-Perilla, Arif Alper Cevik","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00669-3","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00669-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is a major cause of mortality globally, and over 50% of the survivors will require institutional care as a result of poor neurological outcome. It is important that physicians discuss the likely outcome of resuscitation with patients and families during end-of-life discussions to help them with decisions about cardiopulmonary resuscitation. We aim to compare three consultants' do-not-resuscitate (DNR) decisions with the GO-FAR score predictions of the probability of survival with good neurological outcomes following in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective study of all patients 18 years or older placed on a DNR order by a consensus of three consultants in a tertiary institution in the United Arab Emirates over 12 months. Patients' socio-demographics and the GO-FAR variables were abstracted from the electronic medical records. We applied the GO-FAR score and the probability of survival with good neurological outcomes for each patient.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 788 patients received a DNR order, with a median age of 71 years and a majority being males and expatriates. The GO-FAR model categorized 441 (56%) of the patients as having a low or very low probability of survival and 347 (44%) as average or above. There were 219 patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer, of whom 148 (67.6%) were in the average and above-average probability groups. There were more In-hospital deaths among patients in the average and above-average probability of survival group compared with those with very low and low probability (243 (70%) versus 249 (56.5%) (P < 0.0001)). The DNR patients with an average or above average chance of survival by GO-FAR score were more likely to be expatriates, oncology patients, and did not have sepsis.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The GO-FAR score provides a guide for joint decision-making on the possible outcomes of CPR in the event of IHCA. The physicians' recommendation and the ultimate patient's resuscitation choice may differ due to more complex contextual medico-social factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"86"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11241957/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141590299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Severe COVID-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome versus severe dengue in children from Indonesia: a cross-sectional study. 印度尼西亚儿童的严重 COVID-19 多系统炎症综合征与严重登革热:一项横断面研究。
IF 2
International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-11 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00658-6
Anggraini Alam, Fina Meilyana Andriyani, Stanza Uga Peryoga
{"title":"Severe COVID-19 multisystem inflammatory syndrome versus severe dengue in children from Indonesia: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Anggraini Alam, Fina Meilyana Andriyani, Stanza Uga Peryoga","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00658-6","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00658-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and severe dengue are challenging to identify during the COVID-19 pandemic in dengue-endemic areas. Fever, multiorgan involvement, and shock characterize both severe MIS-C and severe dengue. Distinguishing between the two diseases is beneficial in initiating proper management.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Medical records of children < 18 years old who were hospitalized at Hasan Sadikin General Hospital's PICU between December 2020 and July 2022 with severe MIS-C or severe dengue were recorded. Differences were assessed using comparative and descriptive analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seventeen severe dengue patients and 4 severe MIS-C were included. The average age of severe MIS-C was 11.5 years (SD ± 2.9, 95% CI), and that of severe dengue patients was 6.2 years (SD ± 4.4, 95% CI) (p value = 0.034, 95%). Fever and abdominal pain were the most common symptoms in both groups (p = 0.471, 95% CI). Rash (p = 0.049) and nonpurulent conjunctivitis (p = 0.035) were two symptoms with significant differences. The highest platelet count (p-value = 0.006, 95% CI), AST (p-value = 0.026, 95% CI), and D-dimer level (p-value = 0.025, 95% CI) were significantly different between the two cohorts. Cardiac abnormalities were found in all (100%) severe MIS-C patients, but only one (5.9%) in severe dengue patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Age, rash, nonpurulent conjunctivitis, platelet count, AST and D-dimer level may distinguish severe MIS-C from severe dengue fever.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"85"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11242006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141590300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Creating a master training rotation schedule for emergency medicine residents and challenges in using artificial intelligence. 为急诊科住院医师创建主培训轮转计划以及使用人工智能所面临的挑战。
IF 2
International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-04 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00657-7
Rawan Eskandarani, Ahmed Almuhainy, Abdulrahman Alzahrani
{"title":"Creating a master training rotation schedule for emergency medicine residents and challenges in using artificial intelligence.","authors":"Rawan Eskandarani, Ahmed Almuhainy, Abdulrahman Alzahrani","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00657-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00657-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The allocation of resident physicians to clinical rotations presents a complex challenge that requires balancing multiple objectives with the goals of providing optimal patient care, maintaining adequate departmental staffing, and maximizing residents' training experience. While adhering to governing guidelines and training regulations, these physicians must comply with curricular milestones and educational goals for progression that must be achieved within specific time constraints. This manuscript reports on how to create annual master rotation schedules to meet the training requirements for 60 residents, while addressing the requirements detailed above.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Trainees in the field of Emergency Medicine have to meet variable essential annual curricula requirements. Methods of preparing rotations in different Emergency Departments are presented which usually need early planning to ensure the best coordination and number allocation among the different internal and external collaborative departments. This off-institution and off-service external rotation is an educational necessity regulated by the Saudi Commission of Health Sciences to maximize residents' exposure and meet the expected educational milestones unique to Emergency Medicine training.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We report how to create annual master rotation schedules to meet the training requirements for 60 Emergency Medicine residents, while maintaining steady adequate departmental staffing and accommodating the different external rotation capacities, a task that is usually handled by the chief residents and program director. Although some parts of this process can be performed by using scheduling software or with particular decision support management systems, many steps are still filtered and checked manually. External circumstances mandate changes in schedules that require last-minute changes which may overrule training restrictions and make them unfeasible.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>To create such an agile schedule, we maintain a standardized template with preset blocks and rotations. Residents can choose the most suitable track that meets their preference for year-long rotation blocks. Thus, we minimize the individual variability in the preset allocations, guarantee an even distribution, give equal chances to each resident to accommodate and approximate their individual preferences, and decrease the overall workload and time consumed annually.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11225142/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141534458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Low-dose tenecteplase during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in massive pulmonary embolism. 大面积肺栓塞患者在心肺复苏期间使用小剂量替奈替普酶。
IF 2
International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-03 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00659-5
Farzin Vajifdar, Parag Badki
{"title":"Low-dose tenecteplase during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in massive pulmonary embolism.","authors":"Farzin Vajifdar, Parag Badki","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00659-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00659-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report the case of an 18-year-old male who presented to the Emergency Department with sudden onset dyspnea. The patient was intubated on arrival, but suffered a cardiac arrest soon after. Point-of-care echocardiography during cardiopulmonary resuscitation revealed a grossly dilated right atrium and right ventricle, which alerted the Emergency physician to the possibility of massive pulmonary embolism leading to cardiac arrest. Due to no discernible history or risk factors in favour of pulmonary embolism, a decision was taken for thrombolysis with half dose Tenecteplase. Return of spontaneous circulation was achieved 14 min after thrombolysis, with massive pulmonary embolism subsequently being confirmed on CT Pulmonary Angiography.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"82"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11223363/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141497998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Violence in the emergency department: a quantitative survey study of healthcare providers in India. 急诊科中的暴力行为:对印度医疗服务提供者的定量调查研究。
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-03 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00653-x
Tania Ahluwalia, Sukhpreet Singh, Navvin Gandhi, Serkan Toy, Katherine Douglass, Janice Blanchard, Kevin Davey
{"title":"Violence in the emergency department: a quantitative survey study of healthcare providers in India.","authors":"Tania Ahluwalia, Sukhpreet Singh, Navvin Gandhi, Serkan Toy, Katherine Douglass, Janice Blanchard, Kevin Davey","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00653-x","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00653-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Workplace violence (WPV) in Emergency Departments (EDs) is an increasingly recognized challenge healthcare providers face in low-resource settings. While studies have highlighted the increased prevalence of WPV in healthcare, most of the existing research has been conducted in developed countries with established laws and repercussions for violence against healthcare providers. More data on WPV against ED providers practicing in low-resource settings is necessary to understand these providers' unique challenges.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to gain insight into the incidence and characteristics of WPV among ED healthcare providers in India.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was conducted at two EDs in geographically distinct regions of India. A survey was designed to assess violence in EDs among healthcare providers. Surveys were distributed to ED workplace providers, completed by hand, and returned anonymously. Data was entered and stored in the RedCAP database to facilitate analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two hundred surveys were completed by physicians, nurses, and paramedics in Indian EDs. Most reported events involved verbal abuse (68%), followed by physical abuse (26%), outside confrontation (17%), and stalking (5%). By far, the most common perpetrators of violence against healthcare workers were bystanders including patient family members or other accompanying individuals. Notably, reporting was limited, with most cases conveyed to ED or hospital administration.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results underscore the prevalence of WPV among Indian ED healthcare providers. High rates of verbal abuse followed by physical abuse are of concern. Most perpetrators of WPV against healthcare providers in this study were patient family members or bystanders rather than the patients themselves. It is imperative to prioritize implementing prevention strategies to create safer work environments for healthcare workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"83"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11223359/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141497999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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The wolf in sheep's clothing: vasovagal syncope in acute aortic dissection. 披着羊皮的狼:急性主动脉夹层中的血管迷走性晕厥。
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00664-8
Viviane Donner, Hadrien Beuret, Simon Savoy, Vincent Ribordy, Christine D Sadeghi
{"title":"The wolf in sheep's clothing: vasovagal syncope in acute aortic dissection.","authors":"Viviane Donner, Hadrien Beuret, Simon Savoy, Vincent Ribordy, Christine D Sadeghi","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00664-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00664-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The presentation of acute aortic dissection can pose a challenge for emergency physicians, as it may occur without pain. Atypical presentations can lead to significant delays in diagnosis and increased mortality rates.</p><p><strong>Case description: </strong>Our case illustrates that isolated painless syncope can be a rare presenting symptom of acute aortic dissection type A. What is unique about our case is the limited extension of the dissection tear and the availability of Holter monitoring during the syncopal episode.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This constellation provides insight into the pathophysiological mechanism of the syncope in this patient. Mechanisms of syncope related to acute aortic dissection are diverse. We show that vasovagal activation not related to pain can be the underlying mechanism of syncope in acute aortic dissection type A. Although excessive vasovagal tone in the setting of aortic dissection has been hypothesized in the past, it has never been as clearly illustrated as in the present case. This also highlights the challenge in risk stratification of syncope in the emergency department.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"80"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11218194/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Paracetamol overdose causing acute kidney injury without hepatotoxicity: a case report. 对乙酰氨基酚过量导致急性肾损伤而无肝毒性:病例报告。
IF 2
International Journal of Emergency Medicine Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00662-w
Micha Saad, Julien Flament
{"title":"Paracetamol overdose causing acute kidney injury without hepatotoxicity: a case report.","authors":"Micha Saad, Julien Flament","doi":"10.1186/s12245-024-00662-w","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12245-024-00662-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Paracetamol is a widely used analgesic and antipyretic. Paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity is well known, but nephrotoxicity without hepatotoxicity is rarely seen.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>We present a case of acute kidney injury without hepatotoxicity in paracetamol overdose. A 15-year-old girl was admitted 48 h after she had taken 10 g of paracetamol. She was complaining of abdominal pain and vomiting. Her blood level of creatinine was 1.20 mg/dL on admission, with a peak at 3.67 mg/dL 3 days later. The liver blood tests and blood paracetamol level were negative. She did not receive N-acetyl cysteine and was treated with intravenous fluid (crystalloid). The ultrasonography of the kidneys was normal. Her renal function returned almost to baseline 7 days after admission. It was concluded that the diagnosis was an acute kidney injury caused by acute tubular necrosis due to paracetamol overdose.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This case shows that nephrotoxicity can occur without hepatotoxicity in paracetamol overdose.</p>","PeriodicalId":13967,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Emergency Medicine","volume":"17 1","pages":"81"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11220941/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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