European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial
Which airways management technique is optimal for trauma patient ventilation?
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Electrical injuries are challenging to assess and current guidelines are based on few studies and case reports. Recommendations on cardiac monitoring were published for certain risk factors, but indications for hospital observation are less clear. Furthermore, the risk of late arrhythmias is not known. Therefore, we aimed to assess possible cardiac complications, including death and immediate or delayed dysrhythmia, after an electrical accident in a sample of patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED). ⋯ No cardiac complications occurred during ED stay or during the 90-day follow-up period. Therefore, the need for continued cardiac monitoring after electrical injury is not supported by our data.
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Observational Study
Modified Early Warning Score and VitalPac Early Warning Score in geriatric patients admitted to emergency department.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) and the VitalPac Early Warning Score (VIEWS) in predicting hospitalization and in-hospital mortality in geriatric emergency department (ED) patients. ⋯ The MEWS and VIEWS are powerful scoring systems that are easy-to-use for predicting the hospitalization and in-hospital mortality of geriatric ED patients.