emergency department
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emergency
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪˈmɜː.dʒən.si/us/ɪˈmɝː.dʒən.si/
something dangerous or serious, such as an accident, that happens suddenly or unexpectedly and needs fast action in order to avoid ...
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department
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/dɪˈpɑːt.mənt/us/dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt/
a part of an organization such as a school, business, or government that deals with a particular area of study ...
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The impact of cost sharing onemergencydepartmentuse.
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Refusing care to patients who present to anemergencydepartment.
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Total number of patients : annual number of patients admitted to theemergencydepartment.
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Patient dumping in theemergencydepartment: renewed interest in an old problem.
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Outcome in consecutiveemergencydepartmentattenders following a road traffic accident.
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Prospective follow-up study of elderly patients discharged from an accident andemergencydepartment.
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Falls presenting to the accident andemergencydepartment: types of presentation and risk factor profile.
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Screening and empiric treatment for syphilis in an inner-cityemergencydepartment.
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Patients who leave a public hospitalemergencydepartmentwithout being seen by a physician.
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Falls presenting to the accident andemergencydepartment: types of presentation and risk-factor profile.
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The effect of mental status screening on the care of elderlyemergencydepartmentpatients.
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A multidisciplinary care coordination team improvesemergencydepartmentdischarge planning practice.
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Presenting complaint among patients with myocardial infarction who present to an urban, public hospitalemergencydepartment.
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He observed a woman in theemergencydepartmentwith a dilating cervical os.
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Critics of specialty hospitals are especially vocal on the issues of patient selection and lack ofemergencydepartmentprovision.
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The survey was administered to 11 decision makers-six clinical cardiologists, twoemergencydepartmentphysicians, and three pharmacy directors.
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It corresponded to the percentage of patients consulting theemergencydepartmentwho test negative for malaria but were thrombocytopenic.
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However, none of these tools help clinicians identify patients that can be discharged safely after a shortemergencydepartmentevaluation.
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Randomised clinical trial of intravenous magnesium sulphate as an adjunctive medication foremergencydepartmenttreatment of migraine headache.
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Now in her late forties she presented to theemergencydepartmentwith congestive heart failure and pneumonia.
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They have no accident andemergencydepartment.
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Furthermore, we could not assess seasonal variations in less severe forms of health services used such asemergencydepartmentor physician visits.
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This approach is straightforward when a single diagnosis is listed, as is often the case for outpatient andemergencydepartmentvisits.
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In previous reports, we assessed the value of diagnostic and treatment procedures in the management of children visiting theemergencydepartmentwith meningeal signs.
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The clinical prediction rule identifies patients who are eligible for early discharge within 3 hours of presentation to theemergencydepartment.
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