The paper describes a methodology used for selecting the most relevant clinical features and for generating decision rules based on selected attributes from a medical data set with missing values. These rules will help emergency room (ER) medical personnel in triage (initial assessment) of children with an abdominal pain. Presented approach is based on rough set theory extended with the ability...

This study proposed a Context-Aware emergeNcy rEmedy system (CANE), based on the operations of a real hospital, to provide complete and convenient functions for emergency processes and medical consultants using mobile communication networks. The CANE system combines emergency medical services with GIS/GPS technology, mobile multimedia communications and context-aware controls. The CANE system l...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate the factors related to prolonged on-scene times, which were defined as being over 30 min, during ambulance transportation for critical emergency patients in the context of a large Japanese city. DESIGN A population-based observational study. SETTING Kawasaki City, Japan's eighth largest city. PARTICIPANTS The participants in this study were all critical ...

iran is one of the countries with considerable road traffic injuries.  pre-hospital interventions have an important role in preventing mortalities and disabilities caused by traffic accidents. the present study aimed to explore the barriers of pre-hospital care in traffic injuries in tehran, iran. a qualitative content analysis approach was conducted based on 21 semi-structured interviews with ...

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Recent studies conclude that early and specialized prehospital management contributes to emergency case survival. Ambulance personnel, who usually are the first to handle emergency situations, do not have the required theoretical knowledge and experience. Financial and practical reasons do not allow the participation of specialized physicians on ambulance vehicles. We have developed a portable ...

Urinary retention is a true urologic emergency. First-line treatment with a transurethral catheter can and will fail. SOF medics need a reliable and durable method to resolve this problem using a minimal amount of resources and time. Current SOF Medical Handbook guidance for the management of unsuccessful urethral catheterization is inadequate. This article and accompanying video link, function...