introduction: migraine is a common cause of emergency department (ed) visits. to date, there is no recommended drug of choice for pain management of these patients. in the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of ketorolac and magnesium sulfate in this regard. methods: this is a cross-sectional study performed on all 18 - 60 year-old patients, visiting two different eds with com...

introduction: awareness about the outcome of trauma patients in the emergency department (ed) has become a topic of interest. accordingly, the present study aimed to compare the rapid trauma score (rts) and worthing physiological scoring system (wpss) in predicting in-hospital mortality and poor outcome of trauma patients. methods: in this comparative study trauma patients brought to five eds i...

objective: this study aimed to determine the association of cardiac risk factors and the risk of acute myocardial infarction (ami) in emergency department (ed) patients with non-diagnostic ecg changes. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in the ed of imam hossein hospital during a period of one year. in this study, patients with symptoms suggestive of ami including chest pain, dys...

introduction: aim of current study is determination of optimal number of nurses in the emergency department of shiraz ali asghar hospital. method: current study is an applied study and belongs to operational research (or) studies. the population has been studied in this research, includes records of referred patients to the emergency department of hospital in 2008. sampling was performed in the...

BACKGROUND Emergency departments are chaotic environments in which complex, frail older persons living in the community and residential aged care facilities are sometimes subjected to prolonged emergency department lengths of stay, excessive tests and iatrogenic complications. Given the ageing population, the importance of providing appropriate, quality health care in the emergency department f...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of the opening of an after-hours general practice clinic on the number of daily low-urgency presentations to the nearby emergency department. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Retrospective time series analysis of emergency presentation data, from the New South Wales Health Emergency Department Information System, for all patients presenting to the emergency depa...

Objective:  Patient satisfaction is one of the most important indicators for measuring the quality of emergency services and health care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients’ satisfaction in the emergency department (ED)...

Background: Chest X-rays (CXRs) are traditionally performed to determine intra-thoracic injuries in all blunt chest trauma patients in Shahid Bahonar hospital in Kerman. As there are some disadvantages upon CXR and radiation exposure, therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the role of CXR in the diagnosis of intra-thoracic injuries caused by any blunt chest trauma. Me...