TOPLINE:  Intubation during critical care transport is associated with a high incidence of hemodynamic collapse, including life-threatening situations. The pre-intubation shock index predicts risk. METHODOLOGY: Researchers […]

TOPLINE: Prehospital pulse-dose glucocorticoid treatment in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) does not reduce the final infarct size at 3 months but may improve […]

TOPLINE:  Compared with other urine analysis methods, urine Gram stain has a moderate predictive value for detecting gram-negative bacteria in urine culture but does not significantly […]

TOPLINE: A recent study has found prehospital transcutaneous cardiac pacing (TCP) in patients with bradycardia to be associated with a high mortality rate of 63.4%, and […]

TOPLINE: Piroxicam and paracetamol do not prevent pain recurrence or emergency department (ED) readmission within 7 days of renal colic treatment. The incidence of adverse effects […]

TOPLINE: Naloxone administration by emergency medical services (EMS) is associated with increased rates of return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) and survival to hospital discharge in patients […]

TOPLINE: An electronic decision support tool may increase the prescription of guideline–directed medical therapy for patients with acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency departments (EDs), with […]