Scand J Trauma Resus
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Mar 2016
The association between vital signs and mortality in a retrospective cohort study of an unselected emergency department population.
Vital signs are widely used in emergency departments. Previous studies on the association between vital signs and mortality in emergency departments have been restricted to selected patient populations. We aimed to study the association of vital signs and age with 1-day mortality in patients visiting the emergency department. ⋯ Most deviations of vital signs are associated with 1-day mortality. The same triage level is not associated with the same odds for death with respect to the individual vital sign. Patients that were unresponsive or had low respiratory rates or old age had the highest odds of 1-day mortality.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Mar 2016
Increasing incidence of hypotension in the emergency department; a 12 year population-based cohort study.
The epidemiology of hypotension as presenting symptom among patients in the Emergency Department (ED) is not clarified. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence, etiology, and overall mortality of hypotensive patients in the ED. ⋯ During 2000-2011 the overall incidence of ED hypotension increased and remained highest among the elderly with a diversified etiology and a 90-day all-cause mortality of 28%.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Feb 2016
An epidemiological approach to mass casualty incidents in the Principality of Asturias (Spain).
Mass Casualty Incidents (MCI) have been rarely studied from epidemiological approaches. The objective of this study is to establish the epidemiological profile of MCI in the autonomous region of the Principality of Asturias (Spain) and analyse ambulance deployment and severity of patients. ⋯ Road traffic accidents with minor injured patients are the most frequent MCI in our region. More advanced life support units than needed have been initially deployed, which might compromise response to daily emergencies during an MCI.
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Scand J Trauma Resus · Feb 2016
Observational StudyA reliability study of the rapid emergency triage and treatment system for children.
To evaluate inter- and intrarater reliability of a new Scandinavian triage system for children, the Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System-pediatric (RETTS-p). ⋯ RETTS-p may be a credible and robust triage system, but it has not been validated yet.