Objective: Emergency department is the most important part of a hospital and it seems that 24-hour presence of emergency medicine specialist can be effective in improving the performance of this ward. Therefore, the present study was performed with the aim of studying the effect of 24-hour presence of emergency medicine specialists in the emergency department of Shahid Bahonar ...

The goal of Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) is to reduce child death and disability due to both injury and illness. EMSC addresses the entire continuum of pediatric emergency services, from prevention and emergency medical service (EMS) access through prehospital and emergency department care, intensive care, rehabilitation, to reintegration into the community. The US Congress pa...

Background: It is evident that psychiatric emergency services play a crucial role in providing mental health services to the community. With the movement towards de-iustitutionalization, psychiatric emergency services PES became a major link between the community and mental health services. Studies conduded over the past three decades revealed that psychiatric emergency services are being used ...

To study emergency services delivery in all 30 primary health care centres in Abha district of Asir region, Saudi Arabia, data were collected about equipment and facilities, physicians' practices and attitudes, and patients' utilization of and satisfaction with emergency services. Two centres had no devoted place for emergency services. Lack of some essential equipment and drugs was evident. Th...

Objectives. To examine the utilisation pattern of accident and emergency services and to study the possible impact of a user-fee policy on non-emergency attendances in Hong Kong. Design. Retrospective study. Methods. Four different scenarios are postulated to examine the impact on the number of accident and emergency attendances of a user-fee policy from 2000 to 2029. Patient volume data of acc...