Patient safety incidents during interhospital transport of patients: A prospective analysis.

Introduction: Interhospital transport of critically ill patients is at risk of complications. The objective of the study was to prospectively record patient safety incidents that occurred during interhospital transports and to determine their risk factors.

Methods: We prospectively collected data during a fifteen-month period in 2 hospitals.

Stability of Drugs Used in Helicopter Air Medical Emergency Services: An Exploratory Study.

Objective: Transportation by air exposes drugs used in emergency medical services to vibrations. The aim of the study was to determine whether or not vibrations caused by a helicopter induce the degradation of 5 drugs used in this setting.

Methods: A longitudinal study in an operating medical helicopter along with a worst case was conducted.

Amphetamine toxicity in the emergency department.

XTC and other amphetamines are considered to be safe by the majority of partying young people who are unaware of (or unwilling to know about) the acute and chronic toxicity of these substances, and these drugs are widespread, illicit stimulants. In this article, we describe four cases of severe acute toxicity due to recreational use of amphetamines 3,4-methylene-dioxymethamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine, 4-methylthioamphetamine or p-methoxyamphetamine, with emphasis on the presenting symptoms and acute treatment in the emergency department.