Search Results for: Emergency

May 8, 2026

A comparison of patient self-referrals and general practitioner referrals to the emergency department in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: secondary data analysis of the “Better Data, Better Planning” study.

Publication date: May 07, 2026 Internationally crowding in Emergency Departments (ED) has become a public health issue. In Ireland, primary care is centred around General Practitioners who can refer patients ... Read more

May 6, 2026

[Medical students in hospital emergency preparedness in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative analysis of the ESCAPE study].

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: May 04, 2026 Hospitals should plan a staffing surge capacity to prepare for a new pandemic or disaster. As medical students are a possible surge capacity resource, this ... Read more

May 6, 2026

Adherence to infection prevention and control best practices in emergency units at a tertiary care hospital, Riyadh.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: May 04, 2026 Emergency department presents a distinctive challenge for implementation infection prevention and control (IPC), due to their complex and dynamic environment, diverse patient population, and unknown ... Read more

May 3, 2026

Procalcitonin testing combined with NEWS2 evaluation compared with usual care based on NEWS2 for identification of sepsis and antibiotic initiation in the emergency department in England and Wales (PRONTO): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: May 01, 2026 Sepsis is a common and serious condition, defined as a dysregulated host response to infection, that leads to life-threatening organ dysfunction. In emergency department settings, ... Read more

May 3, 2026

Public health emergency response through field epidemiology training and rapid response teams – a scoping review.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: May 01, 2026 Public Health Emergency Workforce (PHEW) plays a significant role in the detection and rapid response to emerging diseases, thus helping countries manage global threats. In ... Read more

May 2, 2026

Characteristics of Patients Accessing Outpatient Oncology Services Virtually and Predictors of Subsequent Unplanned Emergency Department Presentations in 78,323 Adults in Australia: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Apr 30, 2026 Virtual care has become increasingly integrated into oncology services since the COVID-19 pandemic, yet little is known about which patients use it most and how ... Read more

May 2, 2026

Upper extremity lacrosse injuries presenting to United States emergency departments – 10 year review.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Aug 01, 2026 Lacrosse is a team-based recreational sport that has experienced a marked increase in popularity over the past 2null decades. Despite this growth, limited epidemiologic data ... Read more

April 30, 2026

Social and economic marginalization in the context of a public health emergency: HIV care disruptions experienced by black sexual minority men (BSMM).

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Apr 29, 2026 HIV in the United States disproportionately affects Black sexual minority men (BSMM), including disparities in HIV care engagement and outcomes. During public health emergencies, such ... Read more

April 28, 2026

Who’s getting care? Acute treatment utilization following an emergency department visit among adults with major psychiatric disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Major Depressive Disorder Literature

Publication date: Jul 01, 2026 People with major psychiatric disorders (e. g., major depressive disorder , bipolar disorder , and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders ) utilize acute treatment at high rates, while ... Read more

April 28, 2026

Clinical outcomes of restricting-type anorexia nervosa onset in female adolescents and young adults aged 12-24 years during Japan’s first COVID-19 state of emergency.

Coronavirus Literature

Publication date: Apr 26, 2026 Our previous research indicated that patients with self-reported onset of eating disorders (EDs) during Japan’s first state of emergency (declared April 7, 2020) for COVID-19 ... Read more