Association of Increased Risk of Injury in Adults With Hearing Loss: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

This nationwide retrospective cohort study examines the association between adults with hearing loss (HL) and subsequent injury risk. Utilizing data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (2000-2017), the study included 19,480 patients with HL and 77,920 matched controls. Over an average follow-up of 9.

The Relationship Between Colles' Fractures and Leukocytosis in the Emergency Department.

In Taiwan, emergency physicians often perform wrist joint reduction and cast immobilization before orthopedic surgeons arrange for surgical management. Prophylactic antibiotics can decrease the risk of wound infection and have been routinely employed in orthopedic surgery. In Taiwan, emergency physicians also regularly perform blood investigations and administer prophylactic antibiotics to prevent infection if the patient exhibits leukocytosis.

Implementing an entrustable professional activities programmatic assessments for nurse practitioner training in emergency care: A pilot study.

Background: Entrustable professional activities (EPAs), as new methods used to operationalize competency-based education, are gaining acceptance in medical professions. However, no EPA-based framework exists to evaluate emergency care nurse practitioners' competencies in clinical practice.

Objectives: To develop, implement, and evaluate an EPA-based framework for emergency care nurse practitioners.

A Female Patient With a Urinary Tract Infection and Multiple Vaginal Ulcers.

This report is to describe a rare case of urinary tract infection (UTI) with multiple vaginal ulcers. In the report, the 45-year-old female patient was diagnosed with a UTI, but white blood cells and neutrophil are higher than reference value. A vaginal ultrasound was performed with a positive fi nding of uterine myoma and multiple painless vaginal ulcers in the vaginal wall.

Clinical Manifestations and Prognostic Factors of Pulmonary Embolism in Adult Patients Visiting the Emergency Department: A Single Institute Experience.

Background And Purpose: To investigate the clinical manifestations of a pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients visiting the Emergency Department (ED) and to identify possible prognostic factors among the patients.

Methods: Patients who suspected as PE and presented to the ED with chest tightness, chest pain, or syncope were enrolled. Wells score, revised Geneva score, and PE severity Index (PESI) were all recorded for analysis.