Prevalence and risk factors of burden among caregivers of older emergency department patients.

The number of older individuals that live independently at home is rising. These older individuals often rely on caregivers who have a similar age and health status. Therefore, caregivers may experience a high burden.

Sort and Sieve: Pre-Triage Screening of Patients with Suspected COVID-19 in the Emergency Department.

Introduction: To reduce the risk of nosocomial transmission, suspected COVID-19 patients entering the Emergency Department (ED) were assigned to a high-risk (ED) or low-risk (acute medical unit, AMU) area based on symptoms, travel and contact history. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of our pre-triage screening method and to analyse the characteristics of initially undetected COVID-19 patients.

Methods: This was a retrospective, observational, single centre study.

Early detection of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 at high risk of clinical deterioration: Utility of emergency department shock index.

Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has put an unprecedented strain on Emergency Departments (EDs) and other critical care resources. Early detection of patients that are at high risk of clinical deterioration and require intensive monitoring, is key in ED evaluation and disposition. A rapid and easy risk-stratification tool could aid clinicians in early decision making.

Second-degree atrioventricular block in an adolescent with an acute alcohol intoxication.

Binge drinking adolescents often present to the emergency department with an alcohol intoxication. Known clinical signs of alcohol intoxications are impaired consciousness and vomiting, occasionally complicated by pulmonary aspiration. Emergency physicians are often not aware of the fact that excessive alcohol intake can also lead to atrioventricular (AV) conduction disturbances.