The dead and the dying - a difficult part of EMS transport: A Swiss cross-sectional study.

Objective: Most deaths occur in the pre-hospital setting, whereas mortality in the emergency department (ED) is low (<1%). However, our clinical impression is that some patients are being transported to hospital in devastating conditions with no likelihood of survival, but demanding extensive hospital resources. The decision on whether to transport a dying person to hospital or not is a difficult task for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel.

Public Medical Preparedness at the "Swiss Wrestling and Alpine Games 2013": Descriptive Analysis of 1,533 Patients Treated at the Largest 3-Day Sporting Event in Switzerland.

. Medical preparedness at mass gatherings is challenging, as little is known about the optimal planning. Most studies and case reports are based on mass casualty incidents, so the results cannot be extrapolated to mass gatherings.

Chronic phantom limb pain: the effects of calcitonin, ketamine, and their combination on pain and sensory thresholds.

Background: Calcitonin was effective in a study of acute phantom limb pain, but it was not studied in the chronic phase. The overall literature on N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonists is equivocal. We tested the hypothesis that calcitonin, ketamine, and their combination are effective in treating chronic phantom limb pain.