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Featured article: Optimal assessment choreography for critically ill patients

This pilot simulation study was to determine the optimal choreography for evaluation of the critically ill patients. The results showed that a focused history can be done in either series or parallel to the primary survey, however, there is less mental demand and effort associated with a parallel choreography.

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Gender influence on trauma care

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Female trauma patients in Sweden have lower pre-hospital priority and are less likely to be transported directly to a trauma center compared to male patients, although they then receive the same interventions.

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   Prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study examining survival and a stakeholder-focused cost analysis

   Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt, Jane Powell, Richard Morris and Jonathan Benger

   Published on: 7 December 2016
2. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   The Sydney Triage to Admission Risk Tool (START) to predict Emergency Department Disposition: A derivation and internal validation study using retrospective state-wide data from New South Wales, Australia

   Michael M. Dinh, Saartje Berendsen Russell, Kendall J. Bein, Kris Rogers, David Muscatello, Richard Paoloni, Jon Hayman, Dane R. Chalkley and Rebecca Ivers

   Published on: 3 December 2016
3. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   Brief compression-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation training video and simulation with homemade mannequin improves CPR skills

   Gregory K. Wanner, Arayel Osborne and Charlotte H. Greene

   Published on: 29 November 2016
4. STUDY PROTOCOL

   Testing a videogame intervention to recalibrate physician heuristics in trauma triage: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

   Deepika Mohan, Matthew R. Rosengart, Baruch Fischhoff, Derek C. Angus, Coreen Farris, Donald M. Yealy, David J. Wallace and Amber E. Barnato

   Published on: 11 November 2016
5. RESEARCH ARTICLE

   Intranasal ketamine for acute traumatic pain in the Emergency Department: a prospective, randomized clinical trial of efficacy and safety

   Shachar Shimonovich, Roy Gigi, Amir Shapira, Tal Sarig-Meth, Danielle Nadav, Mattan Rozenek, Debra West and Pinchas Halpern

   Published on: 9 November 2016

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