BACKGROUND Emergency responders are among the first to arrive at a pesticide-related release event. Magnitude, severity, and risk factor information on acute pesticide poisoning among those workers is needed. METHODS Survey data collected from the SENSOR-Pesticides, CDPR and HSEES programs between 1993 and 2002 from 21 states were reviewed. Acute occupational pesticide-related illness inciden...

Splenic rupture due to colonoscopy is a rarely reported event in the emergency medicine literature. Patients experiencing such an occurrence are likely to report to the emergency department. This paper documents an 84-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and nausea less than 24 hours following a colonoscopy. An abdominal ultrasound revealed splenomegaly ...

Emergency departments and hospitals are being urged to implement onsite interventions to promote smoking cessation, yet little is known about the theoretical underpinnings of behavior change after a healthcare visit. This observational pilot study evaluated three factors that may predict smoking cessation after an acute health emergency: perceived illness severity, event-related emotions, and c...

Since the terror attacks of September 11th, emergency departments across North America have become more aware of the need to be prepared to deal with a mass casualty terror event, particularly one involving nuclear, biological or chemical contaminants. The effects of such an attack could also be mimicked by accidental release of toxic chemicals, radioactive substances or biological agents unrel...

OBJECTIVE The authors demonstrate the value of reflective team supervision as part of the informal curriculum in an emergency psychiatry setting after a potentially traumatizing adverse event. METHOD The article gives a case presentation of a violent adolescent who eloped from his hospital Emergency Department and provides a description of team supervision sessions that facilitated informal l...

Urban rail transit brings huge economic and social benefits to the society, however, the event of accidents and breakdown of subway can cause a wide range of traffic impact, significant personal and economic losses and even cause traffic paralysis. Current domestic emergency dispatch and command model is basically "man-based", therefore the validity and effectiveness of emergency scheduling dec...

BACKGROUND Rapid sequence induction (RSI) is increasingly used by emergency physicians in the emergency department. A feared complication of the technique is the inability to intubate and subsequently ventilate the patient. Current drills based on anaesthetic practice may be unsuitable for use in the emergency department. OBJECTIVE To construct a drill for failed adult intubation in the emerg...

INTRODUCTION The smallpox vaccination emergency preparedness program has been unsuccessful in enrolling sufficient numbers of healthcare workers. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to use game theory to analyze a pre-event vaccination versus post-event vaccination program using the example of a terrorist considering an attack with smallpox or a hoax. METHODS A three-person game (norm...

Purpose Covid-19 is a worldwide pandemic disease that changed the government communication to citizens about health emergency. This study aims provide in-depth research regional Italian through social media (SM) and its effects on citizens' engagement. Design/methodology/approach The uses case analysis, focusing context. In detail, authors analyse more involved regions in (Lombardy, Veneto, Pie...

OBJECTIVE To determine if retrospective medical record screening and clinical review followed by appropriate action can effectively and efficiently detect and reduce adverse events in an emergency department. METHOD AND PARTICIPANTS The medical records of 20 050 patients who attended the emergency department over a two year period were screened for adverse events using five general patient ou...