The article discusses the results of HIV testing program of New York City Emergency Department (ED). It states that of 69,398 ED visits during the hours of testing program, 2569 patients underwent rapid HIV testing. It notes that 31 patients obtained positive results which were confirmed by ...
Lessons from the aftermath of Flight 232. Practical considerations for the mental health profession's response to air disasters. The fiery crash of a DC-10 at Sioux City, Iowa, on July 19, 1989, caused a crisis of major proportions, with attendant mental health needs. Various article... GA...
Utilization of intensive care services, 2011. In: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2006. 2. Halpern SD. ICU capacity strain and the quality and allocation of critical care. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2011...
In terms of its objectives and “basic principles” it states that rotation is “driven by organizational needs”, is “mandatory and applicable” to all fixed-term Ps and Ds, and should be viewed as an integral part of career development for these categories of staff. unesdoc.unesco.org ...
The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center’s Division of Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and Response System (AFHSC-GEIS) supports and oversees surveillance for emerging infectious diseases, including respiratory diseases, of importance to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). AFHSC-GEIS acc...
Patients have a right to visit any emergency department in any hospital, regardless of health insurance. All expenses of treatment at the emergency department will be paid for by the Thai government. Ramathibodi Hospital is a university hospital located in the central area of Bangkok, the ...
eTable 1. Definition of Patient Insurance Status eTable 2. Distribution of Included Visits by Primary and Secondary Expected Payers eTable 3. Study Hospital Characteristics 1. Health Care Financing Administration. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, as established under the Consolidate...
Inpatients diagnosed with IE at Saga University Hospital from September 2007 to August 2017 were identified as per the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems-10 (ICD-10, code number I-330). Of 110 inpatients, 70 had "definite IE", and 40 had "probable ...
Three expert observers with a professional background in healthcare and human factors shadowed ED staff for 90- min sessions. Observations of ED physician multitasking In each observation session, observers coded physician activities with an established tool that includes eleven activity categories and ...
Since nurses are the main element of care and are always at the forefront of health care, they face great challenges such as the reduction of nursing care capacity, changes in daily life, and the emergence of unrealistic expectations from patients (Li et al., 2021). As a result of this ...