Emergencias
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Emergencias
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To assess the efficacy of the Boussignac continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device for treating patients with acute respiratory failure transported by an emergency medical service. ⋯ Most patients tolerated treatment with the Boussignac CPAP device and improved clinically. Few required intubation and mortality was very low.
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To analyze the impact of quality-indicator-based measures for improving quality of care for acute poisoning in pediatric emergency departments. ⋯ The corrective measures led to improvements in some quality indicators. There is still room for improvement in these emergency departamens' care of pediatric poisoning.