Workplace violence against physicians in Turkey’s emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey by Başak Bayram, Murat Çetin, Neşe Çolak Oray, İsmail Özgür Can

“…Objective We aimed to determine the prevalence of violence directed at emergency department (ED) physicians in Turkey and confirm the factors influencing such violence.Design Cross-sectional survey study.Setting Country of Turkey.Participants Physicians currently practising in EDs in Turkey.Main outcome measures The prevalence of violence directed at physicians and factors that may influence it, such as physicians’ personal characteristics, ED characteristics and physicians’ opinions regarding the causes of and suggested methods of preventing violence.Results A total of 713 physicians participated. …”
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Pulmonary Function Tests in Emergency Department Pediatric Patients with Acute Wheezing/Asthma Exacerbation by Kathryn Giordano, Elena Rodriguez, Nicole Green, Milena Armani, Joan Richards, Thomas H. Shaffer, Magdy W. Attia

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Emergency department crowding in the Netherlands; evaluation of a real-time ambulance diversion dashboard by E. C. M. Baan-Kooman, S. Mol, M. C. van der Linden, M. I. Gaakeer, V. A. de Ridder

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Pediatric Emergency Department-based Food Insecurity Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Stephanie Ruest, Lana Nguyen, Celeste Corcoran, Susan Duffy

“…Introduction: The emergency department (ED) is a safety net, caring for families who lack adequate access to food and other basic needs. …”
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An Online Tool for Nurse Triage to Evaluate Risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome at Emergency Department by Yuwares Sittichanbuncha, Patchaya Sanpha-asa, Theerayut Thongkrau, Chaiyapon Keeratikasikorn, Noppadol Aekphachaisawat, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

“…To differentiate acute coronary syndrome (ACS) from other causes in patients presenting with chest pain at the emergency department (ED) is crucial and can be performed by the nurse triage. …”
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The Relationship between Routine Blood Parameters and the Prognosis of COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department by Birsen Ertekin, Mehmet Yortanlı, Ozan Özelbaykal, Ali Doğru, A. Sadık Girişgin, Tarık Acar

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the routine blood parameters of COVID-19 patients at the time of admission to the emergency department and their relationship with the severity of the disease and prognosis. …”
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Availability of Emergency Department Wait Times Information: A Patient-Centered Needs Assessment by Samantha Calder-Sprackman, Edmund S. H. Kwok, Renee Bradley, Jeffrey Landreville, Jeffrey J. Perry, Lisa A. Calder

“…Introduction. Many Emergency Departments (ED) publish wait times; however, the patient perspective in what information is requested and the quantity of information to post is limited. …”
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Cholecystoduodenal Fistula and Urosepsis in A Febrile Emergency Department Patient: A Case Report by Amna Nawaz, Denise Elizondo, Bushra Hussein, Rebecca Theophanous

“…Introduction: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a rapid bedside tool, particularly in undifferentiated emergency department patients. Point-of-care ultrasound can investigate potential intra-abdominal infections in febrile patients, especially in the elderly, who often present atypically without abdominal pain or localizing symptoms. …”
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Corrigendum to “Imbalanced Regional Development of Acute Ischemic Stroke Care in Emergency Departments in China” by Jianguo Li, Jingming Liu, Yuefeng Ma, Peng Peng, Xiaojun He, Wei Guo

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Expectations of Care, Perceived Safety, and Anxiety following Acute Behavioural Disturbance in the Emergency Department by Magdalen Lim, Tracey Weiland, Marie Gerdtz, Andrew Dent

“…We explored perspectives of emergency department users (patients and visitors) regarding the management of acute behavioural disturbances in the emergency department and whether these disturbances influenced their levels of anxiety. …”
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Novel Antiplatelet Agent Use for Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department: A Review by M. Curial, E. Nath, E. Lang

“…Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is a clinical condition encompassing ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI), and Unstable Angina (UA) and is characterized by ruptured coronary plaque, ischemic stress, and/or myocardial injury. Emergency department (ED) physicians are on the front lines of ACS management. …”
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Trends in psychiatric emergency visits: insights from France’s largest psychiatric emergency department by Marine Ambar Akkaoui, David Barruel, Valérie Dauriac-Le Masson, Raphael Gourevitch, Alexandra Pham-Scottez

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Factors Affecting Length of Stay in the Emergency Department in Patients Who Presented with Abdominal Pain by Ar-aishah Dadeh, Pitshaya Phunyanantakorn

“…We aimed to identify factors affecting length of stay in the emergency department in patients who presented with abdominal pain. …”
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Appraisal of the risk index as instrument to the stratification of the patient with acquired pneumonia in the community in the emergency department. by Dianelis Sierra Martínez, Orestes Fresneda Quintana, Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, María Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Iris González Morales, Caridad Hernández Abreus

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Analyzing the association of critical illness and cardioversion success in patients with atrial fibrillation at the emergency department by Sophie Gupta, Sebastian Schnaubelt, Julia Oppenauer, Martin Lutnik, Filippo Cacioppo, Alexander Spiel, Hans Domanovits, Patrick Sulzgruber, Jan Niederdöckl

“…Abstract In critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), standard treatment algorithms might not be applicable. Emergency departments (ED) play a crucial role in implementing individualized treatment approaches. …”
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Overcrowding in emergency departments: Revealing the social perspectives through a medical sociological analysis by Jeffrey Yuk Chiu YIP

Subjects: “…crowding; emergency care; emergency departments; medical sociology; service utilization.…”

Hepatitis C Virus Screening of High-Risk Patients in a Canadian Emergency Department by Kelsey Ragan, Anjali Pandya, Tristan Holotnak, Katrina Koger, Neil Collins, Mark G. Swain

“…Our objectives were to utilize an emergency department (ED) based point-of-care (POC) HCV screening test to describe our local population and estimate the proportion of high-risk patients in our population with undiagnosed HCV. …”
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Serum Ferritin and Procalcitonin as Diagnostic Biomarkers for Sepsis in an Emergency Department: A Clinical Study by Sreejith R. Nair, M. T. Manoj, Sohanlal Thiruvoth

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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Patients with Substance Intoxication Presenting to the Emergency Department by Siddharth Sarkar, Gayatri Bhatia, Anju Dhawan

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Dog Bite Injuries: Primary and Secondary Emergency Department Presentations—A Retrospective Cohort Study by Carmen A. Pfortmueller, Anastasios Efeoglou, Hansjakob Furrer, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…We retrospectively assessed all adult patients admitted with a dog bite injury to the Emergency Department of Bern University Hospital. Results. …”
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