European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Prehospital on-scene time (OST) has only been recorded sporadically and has not been related to different types of therapy. In order to create a reference standard for a European emergency medical system involving field stabilization (FS) by physicians, a retrospective analysis was performed of 639 consecutive missions over 81 months in relation to the extent of therapy evaluated by the Emergency Therapy Index (ETI). ⋯ A variety of prehospital therapy is demonstrated. The study supports the view that only exceptional conditions can justify an OST exceeding 20 minutes in ETI-3-4, 24 minutes in ETI-5-6 and 33 minutes in ETI-7.
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In this study we attempted to assess the role of trauma in acute haematogenic osteomyelitis (AHO). Twenty-four 6-8 week-old white New Zealand rabbits were divided into three groups. ⋯ Scintigraphy was done by Gallium-67 citrate and, histopathologic examination was used for the diagnosis of osteomyelitis. In contrast to group I, AHO was seen in one case in group II and in all cases of group III.
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The objective of this study was to assess patients' attitudes towards medical students in the accident and emergency department. Patients attending a university department of accident and emergency were given a questionnaire asking about their attitudes to medical students. ⋯ No patients reported feeling pressurized to accept this proposal. It is concluded that most patients attending the emergency department had favourable attitudes towards medical students.