Journal articles: 'Emergency assessment'

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Courson, Ron, Michael Clanton, Harris Patel, and Steven P. Broglio. "Emergency Assessment." Athletic Therapy Today 10, no. 2 (March 2005): 19–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/att.10.2.19.

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Shpritz, DW. "Emergency neurologic assessment." Critical Care Nurse 5, no. 5 (September 1, 1985): 66–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ccn1985.5.5.66.

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Clark, I. "Emergency assessment clinics." Psychiatric Bulletin 16, no. 7 (July 1992): 449–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.16.7.449.

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Sayal, Arun. "Emergency Medicine Orthopedic Assessment." Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 38, no. 1 (February 2020): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emc.2019.09.001.

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Perry, Marcia, Andrew Linn, Brendan W. Munzer, Laura Hopson, Ambrosya Amlong, Michael Cole, and Sally A. Santen. "Programmatic Assessment in Emergency Medicine: Implementation of Best Practices." Journal of Graduate Medical Education 10, no. 1 (February 1, 2018): 84–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-17-00094.1.

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ABSTRACT Background Programmatic assessment is the intentional collection of key data from multiple sources for both assessment of learning and assessment for learning. Objective We developed a system of programmatic assessment (PA) to identify competency progression (summative) and assessment for learning to assist residents in their formative development. Methods The programmatic assessment was designed iteratively from 2014 through 2016. All assessments were first categorized by competency domain and source of assessment. The number of assessment modalities for each competency domain was collected. These multisource assessments were then mapped by program leadership to the milestones to develop a master PA blueprint. A resident learning management system provided the platform for aggregating formative and summative data, allowing residents and faculty ongoing access to guide learning and assessment. A key component of programmatic assessment was to support resident integration of assessment information through feedback by faculty after shifts and during monthly formal assessments, semiannual resident reviews, and summative judgments by the Clinical Competency Committee. Results Through the PA, the 6 competency domains are assessed through multiple modalities: patient care (22 different assessments), professionalism (18), systems-based practice (17), interprofessional and communication skills (16), medical knowledge (11), and practice-based learning and improvement (6). Each assessment provides feedback to the resident in various formats. Our programmatic assessment has been utilized for more than 2 years with iterative improvements. Conclusions The implementation of programmatic assessment allowed our program to organize diverse, multisourced feedback to drive both formative and summative assessments.

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de Winter, Remco F. P., Mirjam C. Hazewinkel, Roland van de Sande, Derek P. de Beurs, and Marieke H. de Groot. "Outreach Psychiatric Emergency Service." Crisis 41, no. 5 (September 2020): 375–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000651.

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Abstract. Background: Outreach psychiatric emergency services play an important role in all stages of a suicidal crisis; however, empirical assessment data are scarce. This study describes characteristics of patients assessed by these services and involved in suicidal crises. Method: During a 5-year period, detailed information from psychiatric emergency service assessments was recorded; 14,705 assessments were included. Characteristics of patients with/without suicidal behavior and with/without suicide attempts were compared. Outcomes were adjusted for clustering of features within individual patients. Results: Suicidal behavior was assessed in 32.2% of patients, of whom 9.2% attempted suicide. Suicidal behavior was most commonly associated with depression or adjustment disorder and these patients were referred to the service by a general practitioner or a general hospital, whereas those who attempted suicide were less likely to be referred by a general practitioner. Those who attempted suicide were more likely to be female and have had a referral by a general hospital. Self-poisoning by medication was the most common method of attempting suicide. Limitations: Bias could be due to missed or incomplete assessments. Primary diagnoses were based on clinical observation at the time of the assessment or on the primary diagnosis previously recorded. In addition, suicidal behavior or attempted suicide might have been underestimated. Conclusions: Suicidal behavior is commonplace in assessments by psychiatric emergency services. Suicidal patients with/without a suicide attempt differed with respect to demographic features, primary diagnoses, and referring entities, but not with respect to treatment policy. About 40% of the suicidal patients with/without an attempt were admitted following assessment.

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Waddell, Linda, and Colin Crawford. "Junior doctors are performing fewer emergency assessments – a cause for concern." Psychiatrist 34, no. 7 (July 2010): 268–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.109.026013.

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Aims and methodDue to concerns regarding the reduced exposure of junior trainees to risk assessment, we have examined emergency assessments carried out in Forth Valley, Scotland, during a 4-month period to ascertain the assessor, time of assessment and outcome.ResultsDuring the 4 months of the audit, an average of 13 emergency psychiatric assessments were carried out by each trainee. The majority of these assessments occurred overnight (81%).Clinical implicationsExperience of emergency assessments by trainees was limited and tended to occur during on-call periods when there is little chance for teaching. With this limited exposure, trainees are missing out on valuable experience in emergency risk assessment and management planning.

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Saef, Steven H. "ASSESSMENT OF THE MEDICAL EMERGENCY." Dental Clinics of North America 39, no. 3 (July 1995): 487–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0011-8532(22)00926-0.

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Gasparian, Mikhail, Irina Kiseleva, Valery Titov, and Leonid Olenev. "Emergency risk assessment and management." Nexo Revista Científica 35, no. 01 (April 5, 2022): 165–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/nexo.v35i01.13927.

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This article attempts to study the role of emergency risk management in the era of the digital economy. The main purpose of the article is to identify the major patterns that determine the features of risk assessment in business as the main element contributing to the achievement of economic security of the organization, as well as to carry out a comparative analysis of risk assessment and management methods in emergencies. The modern economic analysis employs various risk management methods. The most effective ways to reduce risk in conditions of the economic and political instability in Russia are the method of scenarios and the method of hierarchy analysis, as well as diversification, i.e. the distribution of risks between several business participants. Emergencies may have a different character depending on the nature of the adverse event. This article deals with natural and man-made emergency dangers.

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Goldman, Jay M. "Hemoptysis: Emergency Assessment and Management." Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 7, no. 2 (May 1989): 325–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0733-8627(20)30339-4.

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Jouriles, N. "Clinical Assessment in Emergency Medicine." Academic Emergency Medicine 9, no. 11 (November 1, 2002): 1289–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1197/aemj.9.11.1289.

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Weldy, Marylou. "Emergency Care Assessment and Intervention." AORN Journal 41, no. 3 (March 1985): 546. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0001-2092(07)62686-6.

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Venugopal, R., P. G. Greenough, D. Ehrhardt, and D. Brahmbhatt. "Assessment of Palestinian Emergency Health." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 20, S1 (April 2005): 51–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00013054.

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Mower, William R. "Technology assessment in emergency radiology." Emergency Radiology 5, no. 4 (July 1998): 231–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02749157.

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Jones, Rod. "Emergency assessment tariff: lessons learned." British Journal of Healthcare Management 16, no. 12 (December 13, 2010): 574–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2010.16.12.574.

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Donchenko, Mykhailo. "SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY SYSTEMS." Scientific Journal of Polonia University 53, no. 4 (November 15, 2022): 225–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.23856/5327.

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The issue of a technical system safety assessment is very important and at the same time is very difficult, since safety is one of the main criteria for the quality of any object as well as reliability and efficiency. Unfortunately, in most cases, safety is assessed only by compliance with specific standards or regulations. The presence of a quantitative assessment, and even better, the distribution of the assessment criterion, opens up a number of possibilities for its provision at all stages of the system life cycle: setting the optimal safety level at the design and manufacturing stages and keeping it at a sufficient level during the operation. At the same time, it is important to evaluate both the safety of the system itself and its negative impact on people and the environment. The paper proposes an attempt to assess the safety of the system, taking into account its reliability and the impact of external and internal factors on the system itself, on human health and the environment. The possibility of taking into account constructive, organizational and information safety systems is considered. It is proposed to determine the probability of a dangerous situation non-occurrence under the influence of hazardous factors and the presence of safety systems.

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Lee, Velma, Brenda Ross, and Brigeen Tracy. "Functional Assessment of Older Adults in an Emergency Department." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 68, no. 2 (April 2001): 121–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000841740106800208.

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The fast paced nature of emergency medicine often precludes assessment of patient functioning which may have significant consequences for geriatric patients including falls, functional decline and/or hospital re-admission. A rehabilitation consultation service to a hospital emergency department was implemented based on recommendations in the literature that functional assessments and a multidisciplinary approach be used with older adults. A systematic method of targeting and assessing elderly at-risk patients included a safety checklist and a comprehensive functional assessment tool. An observational study of 80 patients receiving functional assessments from rehabilitation professionals is described. Patients with high levels of disability or who lived alone prior to the emergency visit were more likely to be admitted to hospital. This study supports using multidisciplinary efforts and comprehensive functional assessments in emergency departments to guide decision-making about discharge outcome and planning for the health care needs of elderly patients.

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Hasen Allehaiby, Wid, and Sara Al-Bahlani. "Applying Assessment Principles during Emergency Remote Teaching: Challenges and Considerations." Arab World English Journal 12, no. 4 (December 15, 2021): 3–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol12no4.1.

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One of the main challenges higher educational institutions encounter amid the recent COVID-19 crisis is transferring assessment approaches from the traditional face-to-face form to the online Emergency Remote Teaching approach. A set of language assessment principles, practicality, reliability, validity, authenticity, and washback, which can be applied to any academic subject, are critical within the design of any task that aims to assess learning. This review paper discusses how assessment approaches need to be modified in a time of crisis. It determines the position assessment should adopt within emergency remote teaching methods and analyzes the fundamental characteristics of five principles of assessment and how they can be accomplished with emergency remote teaching approaches. Furthermore, this paper evaluates the vulnerability and viability of the five assessment principles, examines the application of online assessment on a holistic level, and puts forward a set of recommendations to ensure the assessment principles are achieved within emergency remote learning contexts. The paper concludes with the notion that the construct of time, which is inherent within the principle of practicality, is the most significant when developing online assessments as it is this characteristic that is the most at risk. In addition, we suggest that the assessments that are implemented during emergency remote learning involve open-ended, as opposed to close-ended, questions and highlight the importance of educators demonstrating flexibility and understanding toward their students.

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Colmers-Gray, Isabelle N., Kieran Walsh, and Teresa M. Chan. "Assessment of emergency medicine residents: a systematic review." Canadian Medical Education Journal 8, no. 1 (February 24, 2017): e106-122. http://dx.doi.org/10.36834/cmej.36770.

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Background: Competency-based medical education is becoming the new standard for residency programs, including Emergency Medicine (EM). To inform programmatic restructuring, guide resources and identify gaps in publication, we reviewed the published literature on types and frequency of resident assessment.Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycInfo and ERIC from Jan 2005 - June 2014. MeSH terms included “assessment,” “residency,” and “emergency medicine.” We included studies on EM residents reporting either of two primary outcomes: 1) assessment type and 2) assessment frequency per resident. Two reviewers screened abstracts, reviewed full text studies, and abstracted data. Reporting of assessment-related costs was a secondary outcome.Results: The search returned 879 articles; 137 articles were full-text reviewed; 73 met inclusion criteria. Half of the studies (54.8%) were pilot projects and one-quarter (26.0%) described fully implemented assessment tools/programs. Assessment tools (n=111) comprised 12 categories, most commonly: simulation-based assessments (28.8%), written exams (28.8%), and direct observation (26.0%). Median assessment frequency (n=39 studies) was twice per month/rotation (range: daily to once in residency). No studies thoroughly reported costs.Conclusion: EM resident assessment commonly uses simulation or direct observation, done once-per-rotation. Implemented assessment systems and assessment-associated costs are poorly reported. Moving forward, routine publication will facilitate transitioning to competency-based medical education.

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Ambrose, Kate. "Pain assessment." Emergency Nurse 15, no. 7 (November 2007): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/en.15.7.6.s12.

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Gourdie, Alison, and Vivienne Schnieden. "Emergency and liaison psychiatry." Psychiatric Bulletin 14, no. 9 (September 1990): 548–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.14.9.548.

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The post of Emergency and Liaison Registrar in the Bloomsbury Rotation was created in 1988 to provide a psychiatric service at University College Hospital, London, in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department and to the A&E Ward for assessment of deliberate self harm (DSH) cases. It incorporated existing commitments of liaison to the UCH wards and provision of urgent psychiatric assessments. The service had previously been shared among a number of psychiatric staff. The registrar can thus be seen as a ‘central pivot’ within the District Psychiatric Services.

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Woodall, Alan A., Seren Roberts, Gary P. Slegg, and David B. Menkes. "Emergency psychiatric assessments: implications for senior house officer training." Psychiatric Bulletin 30, no. 6 (June 2006): 220–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.30.6.220.

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Aims and MethodIn order to examine the opportunities for senior house officers (SHOs) to undertake emergency psychiatric assessments we conducted a retrospective cohort study of such assessments in a district general hospital.ResultsSenior house officers conducted few assessments for self-harm compared with psychiatric liaison nurses (P< 0.001), and were involved in only 40% of emergency referrals where psychiatric opinion was requested. Senior house officers continue to undertake more assessments out of hours than any other group (P< 0.01).Clinical ImplicationsAlthough the introduction of psychiatric liaison nurses has improved capacity and reduced waiting times for emergency assessment, the opportunity for SHOs to undertake emergency assessments has been reduced, particularly with regard to assessment of suicidal risk following self-harm. These results suggest the need for better monitoring of SHO experience, particularly in the light of service developments that have an impact on psychiatric training.

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van den Berg, Bellis, Linda Grievink, Kersten Gutschmidt, Thierry Lang, Stephen Palmer, Marc Ruijten, Rene Stumpel, and Joris Yzermans. "The Public Health Dimension of Disasters—Health Outcome Assessment of Disasters." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 23, S2 (August 2008): s55—s59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00021257.

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AbstractA broad range of health problems are related to disasters. Insight into these health problems is needed for targeted disaster management. Disaster health outcome assessment can provide insight into the health effects of disasters.During the 15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Amsterdam (2007), experts in the field of disaster epidemiology discussed important aspects of disaster health outcome assessment, such as: (1) what is meant by disaster health outcome assessment?; (2) why should one conduct a disaster health outcome assessment, and what are the objectives?, and (3) who benefits from the information obtained by a disaster health outcome assessment?A disaster health outcome assessment can be defined as a systematic assessment of the current and potential health problems in a population affected by a disaster. Different methods can be used to examine these health problems such as: (1) rapid assessment of health needs; (2) (longitudinal) epidemiological studies using questionnaires; (3) continuous surveillance of health problems using existing registration systems; (4) assessment of the use and distribution of health services; and (5) research into the etiology of the health effects of disasters.The public health impact of a disaster may not be immediately evident. Disaster health outcome assessment provides insight into the health related consequences of disasters. The information that is obtained by performing a disaster health outcome assessment can be used to initiate and adapt the provision of health care. Besides information for policy-makers, disaster health outcome assessments can contribute to the knowledge and evidence base of disaster health outcomes (scientific objective). Finally, disaster health outcome assessment might serve as a signal of recognition of the problems of the survivors.Several stakeholders may benefit from the information obtained from a disaster health outcome assessment. Disaster decision-makers and the public health community benefit from performing a disaster health outcome assessment, since it provides information that is useful for the different aspects of disaster management. Also, by providing information about the nature, prevalence, and course of health problems, (mental) health care workers can anticipate the health needs and requirements in the affected population.It is important to realize that the disaster is not over when the acute care has been provided. Instead, disasters will cause many other health problems and concerns such as infectious diseases and mental health problems. Disaster health outcome assessments provide insight into the public health impact of disasters.

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Raimbekov, Kendebay, and Arman Kusainov. "COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO EMERGENCY RISK ASSESSMENT." Fire and Emergencies: prevention, elimination, no. 1 (2017): 61–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.25257/fe.2017.1.61-64.

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Davis, Carol. "Emergency assessment bay for cancer patients." Cancer Nursing Practice 12, no. 1 (February 2013): 14–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/cnp2013.02.12.1.14.s9.

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James, Jo. "Comprehensive geriatric assessment during emergency admission." Nursing Older People 28, no. 2 (February 26, 2016): 16–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/nop.28.2.16.s20.

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Hernandez, Matthew C., Joaquim M. Havens, Shahid Shafi, and Marie Crandall. "Risk assessment in emergency general surgery." Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 84, no. 6 (June 2018): 956–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ta.0000000000001894.

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Tammepuu, Ants, and Kalev Sepp. "Emergency risk assessment: the Estonian approach." Journal of Risk Research 16, no. 2 (February 2013): 169–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2012.726237.

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Rives, Wendy. "EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT OF SUICIDAL PATIENTS." Psychiatric Clinics of North America 22, no. 4 (December 1999): 779–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70125-8.

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Thompson, Tonya, Kendall Stanford, Rhonda Dick, and James Graham. "Triage Assessment in Pediatric Emergency Departments." Pediatric Emergency Care 26, no. 8 (August 2010): 544–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/pec.0b013e3181ea718e.

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Alexander, Rachel K., and Sarah Martindale. "Assessment of the emergency surgical patient." Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine 13, no. 12 (December 2012): 588–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2012.09.011.

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Lake, Caroline. "Assessment of the emergency surgical patient." Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine 16, no. 9 (September 2015): 431–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2015.06.016.

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Lake, Caroline. "Assessment of the emergency surgical patient." Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine 19, no. 9 (September 2018): 453–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mpaic.2018.06.008.

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Aldrich, Janet. "Global assessment of the emergency patient." Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice 35, no. 2 (March 2005): 281–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2004.10.013.

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Hunt, P., and J. Smith. "Self Assessment Exercises in Emergency Medicine." Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 151, no. 3 (September 1, 2005): 192–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-151-03-11.

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Stiffler, Kirk A., Allison Finley, Sonia Midha, and Scott T. Wilber. "Frailty Assessment in the Emergency Department." Journal of Emergency Medicine 45, no. 2 (August 2013): 291–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.047.

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Hayes, Karen S. "Geriatric assessment in the emergency department." Journal of Emergency Nursing 26, no. 5 (October 2000): 430–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/men.2000.110591.

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Virketis, Gintautas, and Vinsas Janušonis. "EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OCCUPANCY ASSESSMENT IN LITHUANIA." Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development 39, no. 4 (December 27, 2017): 537–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.15544/mts.2017.37.

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Emergency department (ED) occupancy can cause many negative consequences for the quality of patient care. The purpose was to find out the reasons for the increased occupancy of the ED, to determine the appropriate criteria for the assessment of ED occupancy and the limits of waiting queues or waiting time. The heads and managers of Lithuanian in-patient health care institutions and ambulance services, in-patient reanimation and intensive care units and emergency departments were interviewed. The reasons for the increased waiting time of the ED and the appropriate criteria for the assessment of ED occupancy were determined: "the number of patients waiting in the queue" and “the estimated waiting time before doctor examination”.

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Hargarten, Kathleen M. "Emergency medicine: Self-assessment and review." American Journal of Emergency Medicine 6, no. 1 (January 1988): 74–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(88)90223-9.

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Sanders, A. B. "Mental status assessment in emergency medicine." Internal and Emergency Medicine 2, no. 2 (June 2007): 116–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11739-007-0032-z.

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Cooper, A. D. "Pain assessment in Accident and Emergency." Accident and Emergency Nursing 2, no. 2 (April 1994): 103–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0965-2302(94)90070-1.

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Wright, Seth W. "Emergency medicine—self assessment and review." Journal of Emergency Medicine 7, no. 6 (November 1989): 683. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0736-4679(89)90037-1.

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Adini, Bruria, Avishay Goldberg, Danny Laor, Robert Cohen, Roni Zadok, and Yaron Bar-Dayan. "Assessing Levels of Hospital Emergency Preparedness." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 21, no. 6 (December 2006): 451–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00004192.

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AbstractIntroduction:Emergency preparedness can be defined by the preparedness pyramid, which identifies planning, infrastructure, knowledge and capabilities, and training as the major components of maintaining a high level of preparedness.The aim of this article is to review the characteristics of contingency plans for mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) and models for assessing the emergency preparedness of hospitals.Characteristics of Contingency Plans:Emergency preparedness should focus on community preparedness, a personnel augmentation plan, and communications and public policies for funding the emergency preparedness. The capability to cope with a MCI serves as a basis for preparedness for non-conventional events. Coping with chemical casualties necessitates decontamination of casualties, treating victims with acute stress reactions, expanding surge capacities of hospitals, and integrating knowledge through drills. Risk communication also is important.Assessment of Emergency Preparedness:An annual assessment of the emergency plan is required in order to assure emergency preparedness. Preparedness assessments should include: (1) elements of disaster planning; (2) emergency coordination; (3) communication; (4) training; (5) expansion of hospital surge capacity; (6) personnel; (7) availability of equipment; (8) stockpiles of medical supplies; and (9) expansion of laboratory capacities. The assessment program must be based on valid criteria that are measurable, reliable, and enable conclusions to be drawn. There are several assessment tools that can be used, including surveys, parameters, capabilities evaluation, and self-assessment tools.Summary:Healthcare systems are required to prepare an effective response model to cope with MCIs. Planning should be envisioned as a process rather than a production of a tangible product. Assuring emergency preparedness requires a structured methodology that will enable an objective assessment of the level of readiness.

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Arnold, Jeffrey L. "Risk and Risk Assessment in Health Emergency Management." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 20, no. 3 (June 2005): 143–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00002363.

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AbstractThis article considers the critical roles of risk and risk assessment in the management of health emergencies and disasters. The Task Force on Quality Control of Disaster Management (TFQCDM) has defined risk as the “objective (mathematical) or subjective (inductive) probability that something negative will occur (happen)”. Risks with the greatest relevance to health emergency management include: (1) the probability that a health hazard exists or will occur; (2) the probability that the hazard will become an event; (3) the probability that the event will lead to health damage; and (4) the probability that the health damage will lead to a health disaster. The overall risk of a health disaster is the product of these four probabilities.Risk assessments are the tools that help systems at risk—healthcare organizations, communities, regions, states, and countries—transform their visceral reactions to threats into rational strategies for risk reduction. Type I errors in risk assessment occur when situations are predicted that do not occur (risk is overestimated). Type II errors in risk assessment occur when situations are not predicted that do occur (risk is underestimated). Both types of error may have serious, even lethal, consequences.Errors in risk assessment may be reduced through strategies that optimize risk assessment, including the:(1) adoption of the TFQCDM definition of risk and other terms; (2) specification of the system at risk and situations of interest (hazard, event, damage, and health disaster); (3) adoption of a best practice approach to risk assessment methodology; (4) assembly of the requisite range of expert participants and information; (5) adoption of an evidence-based approach to using information; (6) exclusion of biased, irrelevant, and obsolete information; and (7) complete characterizations of any underlying fault and event trees.

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Jiang, Dong Min, and Zeng Bin Li. "Study on Assessment Mechanism of Emergency Management System in China." Advanced Materials Research 403-408 (November 2011): 1475–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.403-408.1475.

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Emergency management system has become more and more important. Through introducing the purpose and meaning of emergency management assessment system in China, and constructing the framework of emergency management assessment system. In order to put forward the assessment methods of emergency management system. By using the assessment method to quantify the emergency management system, and point out the emergency ability. Finally, emergency management assessment system provides reference for emergency management system.

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Bedy, Starr-Maree, Kara Goddard, Julie Stilley, and Christopher Sampson. "Use of Emergency Department Pharmacists in Emergency Medicine Resident Milestone Assessment." Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 20, no. 2 (February 28, 2019): 357–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2018.10.37958.

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Thienhaus, Ole J., and Melissa P. Piasecki. "Emergency Psychiatry: Assessment of Geriatric Patients in the Psychiatric Emergency Service." Psychiatric Services 55, no. 6 (June 2004): 639–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.55.6.639.

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Leyenaar, M., B. McLeod, S. Penhearow, R. Strum, M. Brydges, A. Brousseau, E. Mercier, et al. "P085: What do community paramedics assess? An environmental scan and content analysis of patient assessment in community paramedicine." CJEM 21, S1 (May 2019): S94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cem.2019.276.

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Introduction: Patient assessment is a fundamental feature of non-emergency community paramedicine (CP) home visit programs. In the absence of a recognized standard for CP assessment, current assessment practices in CP programs are unknown. Without knowing what community paramedics are assessing, it is difficult to ascertain what should be included in patient care plans, whether interventions are beneficial, or whether paramedics are meeting program objectives. Our objective was to summarize the content of assessment instruments used in CP programs in order to describe the state of current practice. Methods: We performed an environmental scan of all CP programs in Ontario, Canada, and employed content analysis to describe current assessment practices in CP home visit programs. The International Classification on Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) was used to categorize and compare assessments. Each item within each assessment form was classified according to the ICF taxonomy. Findings were compared at the domain and sub-domain of the ICF. Results: Of 54 paramedic services in Ontario, 43 responded to our request for information. Of 24 services with CP home visit programs, 18 provided their intake assessment forms for content analysis. Assessment forms contained between 13 and 252 assessment items (median 116.5, IQR 134.5). Overall, most assessments included some content from each of the domains outlined in the ICF, including: Impairments of Body Functions, Impairments of Body Structures, Activity Limitation and Participation, and Environmental Factors. At the sub-domain level, only assessment of Impairments of the Functions of the Cardiovascular, Haematological, Immunological and Respiratory systems appeared in all assessments. Few CP home visit program assessments covered most ICF sub-domain categories and many items classified to specific categories were included in only a few assessments. Conclusion: CP home visit programs complete multi-domain assessments as part of patient intake. The content of CP assessments varied across Ontario, which suggests that care planning and resources may not be consistent. Current work on practice guidelines and paramedic training can build from descriptions of assessment practices to improve quality of care and patient safety. By identifying what community paramedics assess, evaluation of the quality of CP home visit programs and their ability to meet program objectives can be improved and benchmarks in patient care can be established.

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Bolton, Jim, Lucy Palmer, and Rohanna Cawdron. "Survey of psychiatric assessment rooms in UK emergency departments." BJPsych Bulletin 40, no. 2 (April 2016): 64–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.114.049742.

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Aims and methodWe aimed to estimate the proportion of UK emergency departments with a psychiatric assessment room and to determine whether such rooms met criteria for conducting high-risk assessments. Liaison psychiatry services were asked whether their hospital had such a room, whether it met the criteria and whether respondents judged it to be sufficiently safe and private.ResultsOf the 60 emergency departments included in the survey, 23% had a psychiatric assessment room that met all the safety criteria and was judged to be safe and private. Barriers to the establishment of an appropriate facility included it being a low priority for hospital management, a room being used for other purposes, and balancing safety requirements with the creation of a calming environment.Clinical implicationsMental illness is a common reason for presentation to emergency departments. Despite national recommendations, this survey indicates that many departments lack a sufficiently safe and private assessment room, which compromises the safety and privacy of patient care.

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Arcese, Gabriella, and Marzia Traverso. "Sustainability and Resilience Assessment in the Pandemic Emergency." Symphonya. Emerging Issues in Management, no. 2 (November 13, 2021): 99–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.4468/2021.2.09arcese.traverso.

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The coronavirus pandemic has affected all production and service sectors. The crisis has led to the increased awareness of the fragility and vulnerability of our societies and our lifestyles. The speed at which it spreads has led first to a change of our behavior and our way of life but at the same time, it has also changed the way we consider our buildings and how we live in them. Considering the new visions aimed at sharing spaces, such as those of work with the coworking spaces or frontal lessons in the classroom, they must now be rethought. In tourism and catering, relations with customers are reviewed and public transport is radically rethought. In this context, the concept of resilience plays a key role. How resistant are we and our environment to crises like COVID-19? What is the significance of resilience in sustainability? Is there a link between the assessment of resilience and life cycle assessment? In this paper is represented a general framework to connect resilience and sustainability assessments.

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