The right person in the right place and at the right time is not always possible; telemedicine
offers the potential to give audio and visual access to the appropriate clinician for patients …

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of clinician perception of inappropriate
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) regarding the last out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest …

Objective Many believe that hospital crowding manifesting in the ED with the boarding of
admitted patients is a result of significant numbers of acute hospital beds being occupied by …

Preventing and controlling meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) includes early
detection and isolation. In the emergency department (ED), such measures have to be …

Aim. To describe the actual use of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) testing in an
emergency department. Method. This study was performed to examine in what …

Hospital overcrowding is evidenced by Emergency Department (ED) overcrowding. The Full
Capacity Protocol (FCP) is activated to move patients to temporary extra beds placed in the …

The overcrowding of Emergency Departments compromises their critical function and the
safety of patients and staff. This study asked the patients how the wait in overcrowded …

Background Overcrowding of emergency departments (EDs) adversely affects the delivery of
emergency care and results in increased patient mortality. Objective and methods To …

The research team were concerned that older patients requiring emergency admission
seemed to wait longer for a hospital bed, and as such were disproportionately affected by …

Aims Pre-Hospital telemedicine has the potential to save lives. This study examined the
challenges in the development of a mobile audio-visual telemedicine platform for the pre …