Emergencias
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial
[Intervention to reduce the impact of light and noise on sleep in an emergency department observation area].
To study quality of patient rest before and after an intervention to reduce nighttime light and noise in the emergency department observation area of an urban hospital. ⋯ Nighttime rest in emergency department observation areas is affected by ambient light and noise more than by other variables. Reducing light and noise at night can measurably improve patients' rest.
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To analyze and compare measurements of spine kinematics during prehospital emergency responders' placement of a patient on a spinal backboard or a scoop stretcher. ⋯ Less misalignment occurs during placement on the scoop stretcher than on the spinal backboard.
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Editorial Comment
Acute heart failure in Spain: certainties and uncertainties.