Emergencias
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To describe the clinical course of patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) with nonsevere coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and explore possible risk factors for later hospitalization. ⋯ More than 20% of ED patients with nonsevere COVID-19 require hospitalization later.
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Observational Study
Predicting hospital admission of patients with emergencies considered low priority according to assigned triage level.
To develop a model to predict hospital admission of patients in cases assessed as nonurgent or semiurgent on emergency department triage. ⋯ The model predicts which patients are more likely to be admitted after their cases were initially considered nonurgent or semi-urgent on triage. Patients found to be at risk can then be given greater attention than others in the same triage level.
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Observational Study
Nurses' roles in emergency response coordination centers in Spain: a resource to consider.
To study nurse staffing at emergency response coordination centers (ERCCs) and determine nurses' functions and activities within the structure and organization of ERCCs. ⋯ Nurses in Spanish ERCCs have similar functions, but they are developed at different levels in each center.
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To investigate the presence of fundamental concepts in emergency medicine on the entrance examination taken by candidates for medical internships and residency training in Spain, and to identify changes over time. ⋯ Even though emergency medicine is not a recognized specialty for medical residency training in the public health system, questions on emergencies are considered important for evaluating candidates, judging by the high percentage of questions on the examinations.