Article
Health Policy & Services
Noy Cohen-Ronen, Ayelet Rimon, Neta Cohen, Tali Capua
Summary: This study revealed deficiencies in healthcare workers' knowledge and preparedness for treating heat stroke, highlighting the importance of certified pediatric emergency medicine physicians and simulation training in implementing proper treatment. A policy change is recommended in the Israeli pediatric emergency department community to establish and implement guidelines for the treatment of exertional heat stroke.
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Caleb Hanson Gage, Charnelle Stander, Liz Gwyther, Willem Stassen
Summary: This study aimed to map the existing literature on emergency medical services (EMS) and palliative care by answering the question of what literature exists in this field. Through literature review and analysis, it was found that EMS have a role in out-of-hospital palliative care, but there are also many challenges that need to be addressed. Recommendations and solutions have been proposed to overcome these challenges.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ole Erik Ulvin, Eivinn ardal Skjaerseth, Andreas J. Kruger, Kjetil Thorsen, Trond Nordseth, Helge Haugland
Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of introducing video calls in the emergency medical communication centres on the precision of helicopter emergency medical services dispatch.
Article
Sport Sciences
Karl Bang Christensen, Mikkel Bek Clausen, Enda King, Andrew Franklyn-Miller, Joar Haroy, Thor Einar Andersen, Per Holmich, Kristian Thorborg
Summary: The study validated the Danish, English, and Norwegian versions of the Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS) using modern test theory, and found evidence of differential item functioning between the three different language versions for the Symptoms, Pain, and Sports subscales. Conversion tables were created for comparing scores across different language versions.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Caleb Hanson Gage, Charnelle Stander, Liz Gwyther, Willem Stassen
Summary: The aim of this scoping review is to map existing literature concerning EMS and palliative care by identifying literature types, extracting key findings, and noting limitations using descriptive analysis. It seeks to explore the relationship between EMS and palliative care through collecting and analyzing relevant literature, and identify their integration points and limitations.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Hai-ping Liu, Yue-hui Liu
Summary: This study investigates the learning styles of clinical medical students at Inner Mongolia Minzu University in China. The results show that these students prefer visual, sensory, reflective, and sequential learning styles. There are gender differences in learning styles, but they are not statistically significant. These findings can be useful for improving medical education programs.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ruth Tortosa-Alted, Estrella Martinez-Segura, Marta Berenguer-Poblet, Silvia Reverte-Villarroya
Summary: The literature lacks validated assessment tools for the handover of critical patients in urgent care and emergency settings. Existing studies mainly focus on psychometric properties such as content validity, construct validity, and internal consistency, with some evaluation on error rates, reliability, criterion validity, and sensitivity. Cross-cultural adaptation and translation processes were not considered in the evaluated studies. Further research is necessary to design and validate assessment tools for urgent care and emergency handover settings.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Maria Holstrom-Mercader, Daniel Kass, Monica Corsetti, Avram Flamm
Summary: This study evaluates the consistency between WM curricula in EM residency and EMS fellowship with the ACEP WM fellowship curriculum. It finds that EMS fellowship covers more WM topics, but the combination of EM residency and EMS fellowship can potentially cover all recommended topics.
PREHOSPITAL AND DISASTER MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Maria Isabel Opper Hernando, Denis Witham, Peter Richard Steinhagen, Stefan Angermair, Wolfgang Bauer, Friederike Compton, Andreas Edel, Jan Kruse, York Kuehnle, Gunnar Lachmann, Susanne Marz, Holger Mueller-Redetzky, Jens Nee, Oliver Paul, Damaris Praeger, Carsten Skurk, Miriam Stegemann, Alexander Uhrig, Stefan Wolf, Elke Zimmermann, Kerstin Rubarth, Myrto Bolanaki, Joachim Seybold, Marc Dewey, Julian Pohlan
Summary: This study aims to describe physicians' perspectives on the use of CT in patients with sepsis. It was found that there are significant differences in attitudes towards the use of CT in septic patients among physicians from different workplaces and medical specialties.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Derya Yakar, Yfke P. Ongena, Thomas C. Kwee, Marieke Haan
Summary: This study investigated the general population's view on artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine, with a focus on radiology, robotic surgery, and dermatology. The results showed that the overall trust in AI was higher in dermatology compared to radiology and surgery. Higher education, male gender, employment or student status, Western background, and no recent hospitalization were associated with higher levels of trust in AI. Overall, the general population is more distrustful of AI in medicine.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Tina Trinh, Amira Elfergani, Maralyssa Bann
Summary: The study found that physicians consider patients' medical and social needs, assess risks, and re-evaluate when deciding whether to admit patients. Physician decision making is not solely based on medical acuity or clinical algorithms, but is also influenced by factors such as homelessness, substance use disorder, frailty, etc., which may raise concerns about patient safety or appropriate treatment.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Alyssa Davidson, Gregory Ellis, LaGuinn P. Sherlock, Jaclyn Schurman, Douglas Brungart
Summary: Hearing difficulties are commonly reported by patients in audiology clinics, making it challenging to objectively assess complaints. This study aimed to establish normative values for the four-item hearing subscale of the Tinnitus and Hearing Survey (THS-H). Based on analysis of THS-H scores, 27 was determined as a cutoff for clinically significant hearing problems.
Article
Rehabilitation
Gaetano J. Forte, Margaret Langelier, Shen Wang, Timothy M. Dall, Ryan L. Reynolds, Ritashree Chakrabarti, John Whyte, Nethra Sridhara Ankam, Thiru M. Annaswamy, Michael Fredericson, Nitin B. Jain, Danielle Perret Karimi, David C. Morgenroth, Chloe Slocum, Eric Wisotzky
Summary: This study aimed to describe the current physiatrist workforce in the United States through an online survey of board-certified physiatrists. Different practice patterns were identified, with variations in primary practice setting and utilization of healthcare staff noted. The findings can inform policy discussions and further research on the impact of trends on physiatrists and physiatry practice in the future.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Giuliano Russo, Bruno Luciano Carneiro Alves Luciano de Oliveira, Alex J. Flores Cassenote, Mario C. Scheffer
Summary: Through a quantitative analysis of survey data from physicians in two states in Brazil, this study found that there were increased job opportunities in the public sector, but not in private hospitals and small clinics. Younger doctors had more positions in the public sector, while older doctors had increased positions in walk-in clinics in Maranhao. Physicians working directly with COVID-19 patients had more opportunities in public hospitals and large private hospitals.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Catherine Atkin, Suzy Gallier, Elizabeth Wallin, Vinay Reddy-Kolanu, Elizabeth Sapey
Summary: This study assessed the performance of the Amb score and GAPS in identifying acute medical admissions suitable for same day emergency care. The results indicate that both scores had poor discriminatory ability in selecting patients for assessment within SDEC services.