Spontaneous, Resolving S1Q3T3 in Pulmonary Embolism: A case report and literature review on prognostic value of electrocardiography score for pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism (PE) refers to the occlusion of pulmonary vasculature which alters the intrapulmonary blood flow (Kline 2011). The subsequent impairment of gas exchange can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Roughly 200,000 new cases of venous thromboembolism are diagnosed each year with an approximately six percent 30-day fatality rate from PE (Freedman and Lozcalzo 2012). Prompt diagnosis and effective disposition and treatment are crucial in reducing the critical sequelae. As more advanced and accurate modalities have been developed, electrocardiography (ECG) has been deemed to have less diagnostic value. (...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 22, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Lucasz D. Cygan, Moshe Weizberg, Barry Hahn Tags: Case Study Source Type: research
Measuring the impact of the working environment on emergency department nurses: A cross-sectional pilot study
The emergency department (ED) can be a stressful place to work. Stressors such as heavy workload, high acuity of patients, poor skill mix, violence, mass casualty incidents, and death or sexual abuse of a child have been reported (Healy and Tyrell, 2011; Ross-Adjie et al., 2007) and are not uncommon. Repeated exposure to stressors such as these can result in burnout and staff attrition (Adriaenssens et al., 2015). With projected declines noted for the ED health workforce, better use of the workforce and improved job satisfaction is important to inform a broader solution to provide better patient care (Australian Health Wor...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 21, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Julia Crilly, Jaimi Greenslade, Cathy Lincoln, Jo Timms, Andrew Fisher Source Type: research
Measuring the impact of the working environment on emergency department nurses: a cross-sectional pilot study
The Emergency Department (ED) can be a stressful place to work. Stressors such as heavy workload, high acuity of patients, poor skill mix, violence, mass casualty incidents, and death or sexual abuse of a child have been reported (Healy and Tyrell, 2011; Ross-Adjie et al., 2007) and are not uncommon. Repeated exposure to stressors such as these can result in burnout and staff attrition (Adriaenssens et al., 2015). With projected declines noted for the ED health workforce, better use of the workforce and improved job satisfaction is important to inform a broader solution to provide better patient care (Australian Health Wor...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 21, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Julia Crilly, Jaimi Greenslade, Cathy Lincoln, Jo Timms, Andrew Fisher Source Type: research
Is lactate an effective clinical marker of outcome for children with major trauma? – A literature review
Major trauma in children in the United Kingdom is relatively rare. In 2012 4720 children were admitted to Emergency Departments suffering with multiple trauma, of these 737 were severely injured with an injury severity score (ISS) of greater than 15 (TARN, 2012), this number had increased to 1511 in 2014 (TARN, 2015). Major trauma morbidity and mortality surpasses all major diseases in children and young adults. It could be argued that trauma is the most serious public health and health care problem in this population (American College of Surgeons, 2012; TARN, 2015). (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 17, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Lorrie Lawton, Rob Crouch, David Voegeli Tags: Review Source Type: research
Seatbelt use to save money: Impact on hospital costs of occupants who are involved in motor vehicle crashes
Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are a leading cause of injury and death around the world. In the United States (U.S.), according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 32,719 persons died and 2.31 million persons were injured due to MVC in 2013 (NHTSA, 2013). In addition, MVC injuries also resulted in substantial costs to families and society. For example, there were 2,519,471 emergency department visits resulting from crash injuries in 2012 (Bergen et al., 2014). Approximately 7.5% of these emergency department visits were transferred to a hospital resulting in 1,057,465 hospital days for these hospita...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 17, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Guang-Ming Han, Ashley Newmyer, Ming Qu Source Type: research
Is Lactate an Effective Clinical Marker of Outcome for Children with Major Trauma? – A Literature Review
Major trauma in children in the United Kingdom is relatively rare. In 2012 4,720 children were admitted to Emergency Departments suffering with multiple trauma, of these 737 were severely injured with a Injury Severity Score (ISS) of greater than 15 (TARN, 2012). Major trauma morbidity and mortality surpasses all major disease in children and young adults. It could be argued that trauma is the most serious public health and health care problem in this population (American College of Surgeons 2012). (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 17, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Lorrie Lawton, Rob Crouch, David Voegeli Source Type: research
Seatbelt Use to Save Money: Impact on hospital costs of occupants who are involved in Motor Vehicle Crashes
Motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are a leading cause of injury and death around the world. In the United States (U.S.), according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 32,719 persons died and 2.31 million persons were injured due to MVC in 2013(NHTSA, 2013). In addition, MVC injuries also resulted in substantial costs to families and society. For example, there were 2,519,471 emergency department visits resulting from crash injuries in 2012 (Bergen et al., 2014). Approximately 7.5% of these emergency department visits were transferred to a hospital resulting in 1,057,465 hospital days for these hospital...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 17, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Guang-Ming Han, Ashley Newmyer, Ming Qu Source Type: research
Factors influencing Chinese university students ’ willingness to performing bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Sudden cardiac arrest results in millions of deaths worldwide each year and is a leading cause of premature death, with large disparities in survival between less privileged and more privileged groups (Berdowski et al., 2010). Every hour in the United States, 38 people have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and less than 1 in 10 survive (Mozaffarian et al., 2015). In China OHCA has become the most common reason for sudden death (Zhang et al., 2010) claiming an estimated 544,000 lives annually (Hua et al., 2009) and 80% of the people suffering OHCA have died before being treated by emergency medical service (EMS) pe...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 8, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Cui Lu, Ying-hui Jin, Xiao-tong Shi, Wen-jing Ma, Yun-yun Wang, Wei Wang, Yao Zhang Source Type: research
Factors Influencing Chinese University Students’ Willingness to Performing Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Sudden cardiac arrest results in millions of deaths worldwide each year and is a leading cause of premature death, with large disparities in survival between less privileged and more privileged groups (Berdowski et al., 2010). Every hour in the United States, 38 people have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and less than 1 in 10 survive (Mozaffarian et al., 2015). In China OHCA has become the most common reason for sudden death (Zhang et al., 2010) claiming an estimated 544,000 lives annually (Hua et al., 2009) and 80% of the people suffering OHCA have died before being treated by emergency medical service (EMS) pe...
Source: International Emergency Nursing - April 8, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Cui Lu, Ying-hui Jin, Xiao-tong Shi, Wen-jing Ma, Yun-yun Wang, Wang Wei, Zhang Yao Source Type: research
The association between alcohol, medicinal drug use and post-traumatic stress symptoms among Norwegian rescue workers after the 22 July twin terror attacks
On 22 July 2011, a car bomb was detonated in the Oslo government district inflicting heavy structural damage. Eight people were killed and many were injured. A few hours later, shooting were reported from Ut øya Island, about 40 kilometres north-west of Oslo, where the Norwegian Labour Party were holding a youth camp. In the second attack, 69 adolescents or young adults were killed, and many were injured (Gaarder et al., 2012; Sollid et al., 2012). Survivors from the two attacks were either transport ed to centres for victims and next of kin, outpatient emergency services, or admitted to hospitals. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 22, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Stig Tore Bogstrand, Laila Skogstad, Øivind Ekeberg Source Type: research
The association between alcohol, medicinal drug use and post-traumatic stress symptoms among Norwegian rescue workers after the 22 July twin terror attacks
On 22 July 2011, a car bomb was detonated in the Oslo government district inflicting heavy structural damage. Eight people were killed and many were injured. A few hours later, shooting were reported from Utøya Island, about 40 kilometres north-west of Oslo, where the Norwegian Labour Party were holding a youth camp. In the second attack, 69 adolescents or young adults were killed, and many were injured (Gaarder et al., 2012; Sollid et al., 2012). Survivors from the two attacks were either transported to centres for victims and next of kin, outpatient emergency services, or admitted to hospitals. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 22, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Stig Tore Bogstrand, Laila Skogstad, Øivind Ekeberg Source Type: research
The Association between alcohol, medicinal drug use and posttraumatic stress symptoms among Norwegian rescue workers after the 22 July twin terror attacks
• The study includes several professional groups of rescue workers• Few rescue workers reported alcohol (6.8%) or medicinal drug (5.5%) use as a consequence of participation in the 22 July terror attacks.• There was still a strong association between both medicinal drug and alcohol use and elevated PTSS. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 22, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Stig Tore Bogstrand, Laila Skogstad, Øivind Ekeberg Source Type: research
An exploration of emergency nurses' understanding of the ageing process and knowledge of their older patient: A comparison between regional and metropolitan nurses in Australia
In 2004, Mezey (2004, p. 73) stated that ‘older people are the core business of hospitals’. Globally, the population ageing in this century will be greater than any other (Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, 2013) and while Australia's demographic trend is similar to that of the developed world, Australian regional area s have higher populations of older people than metropolitan areas. This increasing older population, who often have chronic care needs, places an extra burden on an already overcrowded public health system and creates challenges for nurses delivering care. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 22, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Debra Deasey, Ashley Kable, Sarah Jeong Source Type: research
Preventing and alleviating patients' symptoms of nausea and vomiting while in the care of the ambulance service – a qualitative study
Nausea is a common symptom in patients taken care of by the ambulance service, but there are few studies that have investigated the incidence of nausea in the ambulance service (Warden et al., 2008). Nausea is described as sometimes causing greater suffering than pain in patients (Easton et al., 2012; Lehmann et al., 1999). Nausea as an effect of treatment may increase the healthcare-related suffering; the care and treatment given could cause more suffering than relief (Eriksson, 2006). According to Hawthorn, nausea is a subjective experience and the symptom experiences vary. (Source: International Emergency Nursing)
Source: International Emergency Nursing - March 21, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Anders Westerlund, Veronica Vicente, Oscar Hjelte Judell, Veronica Lindstr öm Source Type: research
