BMC Emergency Medicine

Article	Citations
Emergency care in post-conflict settings: a systematic literature review	90
Exploring factors influencing time from dispatch to unit availability according to the transport decision in the pre-hospital setting: an exploratory study	62
Predictors of specialist care referrals (SCR) following emergency department review or hospital admission in adults with previous acute COVID-19: a prospective UK cohort study	47
Assessment of breathing in cardiac arrest: a randomised controlled trial of three teaching methods among laypersons	41
Effective strategies for reducing patient length of stay in the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Health problems among disaster responders to the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake: a cross-sectional study	32
A real-time communication and information system for triage, positioning, and documentation (TriPoD) in mass-casualty incidents: a qualitative observational study	32
Identification of avoidable patients at triage in a Paediatric Emergency Department: a decision support system using predictive analytics	31
Trauma triage criteria as predictors of severe injury - a Swedish multicenter cohort study	29
CT imaging in post-resuscitation care of non-traumatic resuscitation room patients in German hospitals	29
Using mobility status as a frailty indicator to improve the accuracy of a computerised five-level triage system among older patients in the emergency department	29
Transfusion practice in Central Norway – a regional cohort study in patients suffering from major haemorrhage	28
Shorter laboratory turnaround time is associated with shorter emergency department length of stay: a retrospective cohort study	27
The effects of Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) training program on the on-scene time interval	26
Assessing the quality of patient handovers between ambulance services and emergency department – development and validation of the emergency department human factors in handover tool	24
Emergency physician personnel crisis: a survey on attitudes of new generations in Slovenia	23
Nurses’ experiences of providing medical services during the Kermanshah earthquake in Iran: a qualitative study	23
Frequent contacts to Emergency Medical Services (EMS): more than frequent callers	22
Design and psychometric evaluation of the Emergency Medical Services Safe Care Scale (EMSSCS): a mixed-method study	21
Empiric antibiotic therapy resistance and mortality in emergency department patients with bloodstream infection: a retrospective cohort study	21
Prehospital clinical practice guidelines for unintentional injuries: a scoping review and prioritisation process	21
Acceptability of telephone-cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) practice in a resource-limited country- a cross-sectional study	21
Characteristics and outcomes of patients screened by rapid response team who transferred to the intensive care unit	20
Characteristics of trauma patients treated by Helicopter Emergency Medical Service and transported to the hospital by helicopter or ambulance	20
Induction of pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia i-PHEA: a national survey of UK HEMS practice	19

Emergency medical care of patients with psychiatric disorders -  challenges and opportunities: Results of a multicenter survey	19
Investigating the role of predictive death anxiety in the job satisfaction of pre-hospital emergency personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic	19
Does the time of the day affect multiple trauma care in hospitals? A retrospective analysis of data from the TraumaRegister DGU®	19
Association between prehospital arterial hypercapnia and mortality in acute heart failure: a retrospective cohort study	19
Relatives’ experiences of unsuccessful out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts: a qualitative analysis	18
Association between humoral immunity and clinical outcomes of patients after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and resuscitation: a retrospective study	18
The impact of chest pain center on treatment delay of STEMI patients: a time series study	18
Fair prioritization of casualties in disaster triage: a qualitative study	18
Prehospital factors associated with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes in a metropolitan city: a 4-year multicenter study	18
Impact of seat position on survival outcomes and anatomically specific severe injury patterns in four-wheeled motor vehicle accidents: a retrospective cohort study at a community emergency department	17
Evaluation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality during the pandemic of COVID-19	17
Major medical events in patients with acute coronary syndrome during helicopter emergency medical service operations	17
Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review	17
A machine learning approach using endpoint adjudication committee labels for the identification of sepsis predictors at the emergency department	17
Machine learning models for predicting unscheduled return visits to an emergency department: a scoping review	16
Prehospital ultrasound scanning for abdominal free fluid detection in trauma patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Effect of emergency physician-operated emergency short-stay ward on emergency department stay length and clinical outcomes: a case-control study	16
Perceived human factors from the perspective of paramedics – a qualitative interview study	16
Suboptimal prehospital decision- making for referral to alternative levels of care – frequency, measurement, acceptance rate and room for improvement	16
A prediction model for massive hemorrhage in trauma: a retrospective observational study	15
Improving the non-structural preparedness of the selected hospital based on the FOCUS-PDCA1 model: action research	15
Medical needs during the Kumamoto heavy rain 2020: analysis from emergency medical teams’ responses	15
Prevalence and determinant of poor treatment outcome of poisoning in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis	15
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on interhospital transfer of patients with major trauma in Korea: a retrospective cohort study	15
Construction and evaluation of a triage assessment model for patients with acute non-traumatic chest pain: mixed retrospective and prospective observational study	15
Prediction of pre-hospital blood transfusion in trauma patients based on scoring systems	15
Time indices of pre-hospital EMS missions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Iran	15
The emergency department arrival mode and its relations to ED management and 30-day mortality in acute heart failure: an ancillary analysis from the EURODEM study	14
Prehospital COVID-19 patients discharged at the scene – an observational study	14
Under the chest pain center mechanism, whether the nursing handover affects the nursing efficiency and the outcomes of patients with STEMI in the emergency department? A retrospective study	14
ERASE: a feasible early warning tool for elder abuse, developed for use in the Dutch emergency department	14
Study of the value of homocysteine levels in predicting cognitive dysfunction in patients after acute carbon monoxide poisoning	14
Unselected cardiac troponin testing and the diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the emergency department	14
The effect of time of measurement on the discriminant ability for mortality in trauma of a pre-hospital shock index multiplied by age and divided by the Glasgow Coma Score: a registry study	14
The impact of Ramadan on visits related to diabetes emergencies at a tertiary care center	14
The first positive evidence that training improves triage decisions in Greece: evidence from emergency nurses at an Academic Tertiary Care Emergency Department	14
What is the best way to keep the patient warm during technical rescue? Results from two prospective randomised controlled studies with healthy volunteers	14
Emergency department utilisation and treatment for trauma-related presentations of adolescents aged 16–18: a retrospective cross-sectional study	14
External validation of the SCARE score in identifying acute coronary syndromes during medical regulation of chest pain	13
Triage processes in primary, secondary, and tertiary health care facilities in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a mixed-methods study	13
Nebulized budesonide combined with systemic corticosteroid vs systemic corticosteroid alone in acute severe asthma managed in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial	13
Real-world experience with vernakalant in the urgent management of atrial fibrillation: results from the VERITA study	13
Comparison of a metronome-guided prehospital medication infusion technique with standard calculation: a simulated randomized, controlled, cross-over study	13
Impact of intravenous accessibility and prehospital epinephrine use on survival outcomes of adult nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients	12
Could low-acuity emergency medical services patients be redirected to primary care? Findings from a multi-center survey in Berlin, Germany	12
Association between independent practice time and patient outcomes in the emergency department: a retrospective study of residents in three urban hospitals in Taiwan	12
Identification of low-acuity attendances in routine clinical information documented in German Emergency Departments	12
The relationship between rumination and job fatigue in pre-hospital emergency personnel: a cross-sectional study	12
AI-assisted decision-making in mild traumatic brain injury	12
Correction: Nebulized budesonide combined with systemic corticosteroid vs systemic corticosteroid alone in acute severe asthma managed in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial	12

War-related traumatic brain injuries during the Syrian armed conflict in Damascus 2014–2017: a cohort study and a literature review	12
Predicting the need for urgent endoscopic intervention in lower gastrointestinal bleeding: a retrospective review	12
The application of an age adjusted D-dimer threshold to rule out suspected venous thromboembolism (VTE) in an emergency department setting: a retrospective diagnostic cohort study	12
Diagnostic performance of coronary calcifications on CT to rule out acute coronary syndrome in the emergency department	12
Impact of the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department-to-intensive care unit admissions in Korea: an interrupted time-series analysis	11
Establishing a common ground: the future of triage systems	11
Abated crowding by fast-tracking the Throughput component of the ED for patients in no need of hospitalization with competency managed personnel	11
Assessing unsafe behaviors and their relationship with work-related factors among EMS staff in Iran: a cross-sectional study	11
Impact of the South Korean government’s medical school expansion announcement on pediatric emergency department visits	11
Fall injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of prospective injury registry from 23 health facilities in Malawi and Tanzania	11
Prolonged length of stay and associated factors among emergency department patients in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Peripheral blood monocyte status is a predictor for judging occurrence and development on sepsis in older adult population: a case control study	11
Missed nursing care in emergency departments: a cross-sectional descriptive study	11
Compromised cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality due to regurgitation during endotracheal intubation: a randomised crossover manikin simulation study	10
Comparison of emergency physician opinions with MSOFA and PREMEWS scores in determining the necessity of non-traumatic internal medicine patient transfers to the emergency department: a longitudinal s	10
Predictors of pre-hospital vs. hospital mortality due to road traffic injuries in an Iranian population: results from Tabriz integrated road traffic injury registry	10
Decreasing boarders in the emergency department by reducing clerical work in the discharge process of in-hospital patients in Brazil – an interrupted time-series analysis	10
Factors contributing to delay intensive care unit admission of critically ill patients from the adult emergency Department in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital	10
Comparison of search and rescue operations involving emergency physicians in devastating earthquakes in Turkey: a 24-year experience study	10
Empowerment of volunteer nursing service providers during disasters: A qualitative study	10
Myocardial injury defined as elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is associated with higher mortality in patients seeking care at emergency departments with acute dyspnea	10
Surface electroencephalography (EEG) during the acute phase of stroke to assist with diagnosis and prediction of prognosis: a scoping review	10
The trend of change in the role of pre-hospital emergency medical services in Iran’s healthcare system: a situational analysis	10
Operation of national coordinating service for interhospital transfer from emergency departments: experience and implications from Korea	10
Exploring paramedic perspectives on emergency medical service (EMS) delivery in Alberta: a qualitative study	10
Paramedics and emergency medical technicians’ perceptions of geriatric trauma care in Saudi Arabia	10
Evaluation of parameters used in echocardiography and ultrasound protocol for the diagnosis of shock etiology in emergency setting	10
Characteristics and mortality of patients categorised with non-specific symptoms when dialling the emergency medical number: a register-based cohort study	10
Workplace violence toward emergency medicine physicians in the hospitals of Taif city, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey	10
Prehospital assessment of patients with abdominal pain triaged to self-care at home: an observation study	9
Characterizing people with frequent emergency department visits and substance use: a retrospective cohort study of linked administrative data in Ontario, Alberta, and B.C., Canada	9
Accuracy of echocardiography and ultrasound protocol to identify shock etiology in emergency department	9
Root causes behind patient safety incidents in the emergency department and suggestions for improving patient safety – an analysis in a Finnish teaching hospital	9
Chief complaints and computed tomography results in the emergency department: a three-year retrospective cohort study	9
Optimizing older patient care in emergency departments: a comprehensive survey of current practices and challenges in Northern Italy	9
Effect of intermediate/high versus low dose heparin on the thromboembolic and hemorrhagic risk of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients in the emergency department	9
Left with a Sisyphean task – the experiences of nurse practitioners with treating non-suicidal self-injury in the emergency department: a descriptive qualitative study	9
Comparison and outcomes of emergency department presentations with respiratory disorders among Australian indigenous and non-indigenous patients	9
Validation of the modified Alvarado score on patients attending A&E units with suspected appendicitis	9
Redesign of a virtual reality basic life support module for medical training – a feasibility study	9
National survey of do not attempt resuscitation decisions on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in China	9
Prehospital telemedicine support for urban stroke care: Analysis of current state of care and conceptualization	9
Incidence and outcomes of dysnatremia in crush injury patients admitted to Türkiye’s largest hospital following the Kahramanmaraş earthquake	9
Implementation and facilitation of post-resuscitation debriefing: a comparative crossover study of two post-resuscitation debriefing frameworks	9
The accuracy of predicting hospital admission by emergency medical service and emergency department personnel compared to the prehospital MEWS: a prospective multicenter study	9
Outcome of burn injury and associated factor among patient visited at Addis Ababa burn, emergency and trauma hospital: a two years hospital-based cross-sectional study	9
Stress of emergency physicians during helicopter operations: impact of patients’ diagnoses, severity of diagnoses, and physicians’ work experience	9
National Emergency Resuscitation Airway Audit (NERAA): a pilot multicentre analysis of emergency intubations in Irish emergency departments	9
How much time do nurses in Norwegian emergency departments spend on different work tasks with and without a clinical pharmacist present—a time and motion study	9
Investigating the professional capability of triage nurses in the emergency department and its determinants: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Iran	9
Contrast Agent Pooling (C.A.P.) sign and imminent cardiac arrest: a retrospective study	9
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical-seeking behavior in older adults by comparing the presenting complaints of the emergency department visits	9
Risk perception of emergency medical technicians in biological disasters: a comparison between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 cases	9
Risk prediction of biomarkers for early multiple organ dysfunction in critically ill patients	8
Implementation status of European guidelines on trauma management of prehospital bleeding control: a national survey in Austria	8
Effectiveness of clotting factor replacement therapy after antivenom treatment on coagulopathic envenomation following green pit viper bites: a retrospective observational study	8
Fundamental care in the emergency room: insights from patients with life-threatening conditions in the emergency room	8
Organisational determinants and consequences of diagnostic discrepancy in two large patient groups in the emergency departments: a national study of consecutive episodes between 2008 and 2016	8
Helicopter emergency medical services in Eastern Iran: a 4-year cross-sectional study of time intervals and mission profiles	8
Developing a set of emergency department performance measures to evaluate delirium care quality for older adults: a modified e-Delphi study	8
Location-based response times of emergency physicians in rural Germany: an observational study	8
Paramedic attitudes and experiences working as a community paramedic: a qualitative survey	8
The importance of elderly people knowing basic first-aid measures	8
Positive signs on physical examination are not always indications for endotracheal tube intubation in patients with facial burn	8
Point of care gastric ultrasound to predict aspiration in patients undergoing urgent endotracheal intubation in the emergency medicine department	8
Patients’ experiences of attending emergency departments where primary care services are located: qualitative findings from patient and clinician interviews from a realist evaluation	8
Performance improvers in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation: a qualitative study	8
Factors affecting the preparedness of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in disasters: a systematic review	8
Development of a severity score based on the International Classification of Disease-10 for general patients visiting emergency centers	8
Adaptation of J-SPEED for the emergency department of a regional hospital in the Republic of Uzbekistan: retrospective analysis	8
Ambulance professionals’ adaptations in prehospital services: a critical incident study	8
Correction: Health mediation does not reduce the readmission rate of frequent users of emergency departments living in precarious conditions: what lessons can be learned from this randomised controlle	8
Pilot implementation of the competence of Czech paramedics to administer sufentanil for the treatment of pain in acute trauma without consulting a physician: observational study	8
Monocyte distribution width (MDW) as a new tool for the prediction of sepsis in critically ill patients: a preliminary investigation in an intensive care unit	8
Adherence to the ABCDE approach in relation to the method of instruction: a randomized controlled simulation study	8
Asking patients if they have any questions can help improve patient satisfaction with medical team communication in the emergency department	8
The association between the experience of lay responders and response interval to medical emergencies in a rural area: an observational study	8
Improving paramedic responses for patients dying at home: a theory of change-based approach	8
Mortality and its predictors in abdominal injury across sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Factors associated with early return visits to the emergency department in patients with vaso-occlusive crisis	7

Correction: Systematic review on the current state of disaster preparation Simulation Exercises (SimEx)	7
An economic evaluation of triage tools for patients with suspected severe injuries in England	7
Airway management in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS): a retrospective observational study of 365 out-of-hospital intubations	7
Prehospital factors associated with mortality among road traffic injury patients: analysis of Cameroon trauma registry data	7
Early prehospital mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation use for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational study	7
Survival and analysis of prognostic factors for severe burn patients with inhalation injury: based on the respiratory SOFA score	7
Correction: Comparison of the outcomes of EMS vs. Non-EMS transport of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in Southern Iran: a population-based study	7
Correction: Radiographer-led discharge for emergency care patients, requiring projection radiography of minor musculoskeletal injuries: a scoping review	7
Assessment of nursing managers’ awareness and hospital preparedness for disasters: a cross-sectional study	7
Development and psychometric testing of a scale to measure effective rural emergency transfer (RET)	7
The prehospital paediatric emergency care burden managed by a public ambulance service in the Western Cape, South Africa	7
Evaluation of stabbing assault injuries in a tertiary emergency department: a retrospective observational study	7
Factors associated with unfavorable outcomes in patients with acute abdominal pain visiting the emergency department	7
Survival after traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Vietnam: a multicenter prospective cohort study	7
The impact of ketamine on emergency rapid sequence intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Effectiveness and safety of prehospital tranexamic acid in patients with trauma: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis	7
Providing medical care at mass gathering sporting events: the 2023 Ryder Cup experience	7
Changes in peripheral arterial blood pressure after resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients	7
Potential to enhance telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation with improved instructions - findings from a simulation-based manikin study with lay rescuers	7
Emergency pediatric patients and use of the pediatric assessment triangle tool (PAT): a scoping review	7
Evaluating CPR training: simulation vs. webinars for Iranian emergency medical technicians during COVID-19	7
Patterns of emergency dispatch calls and their changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	7
Hand grenade blast injuries in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a case series of 38 patients	7
Elevated circulating PCSK9 level is associated with 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a prospective cohort study	7
Changes in emergency psychiatric consultations in time of COVID-19: a retrospective observational study in the Verona Academic Hospital over the two pandemic years 2020–2021	7
Using an audiovisual feedback device improves cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance during day and night – a randomized controlled simulation study	7
A comparison between the clinical frailty scale and the hospital frailty risk score to risk stratify older people with emergency care needs	7
A qualitative, cross-cultural investigation into the impact of potentially traumatic work events on Saudi and UK ambulance personnel and how they cope	7
Comparing NEWS2, TRISS, and RTS in predicting mortality rate in trauma patients based on prehospital data set: a diagnostic study	7
Examining patient flow in a tertiary hospital’s emergency department at a low coronavirus prevalence region	7
The significance of nonurgent psychiatric emergencies in an ED: a retrospective study	7
Antibiotic prescription consistent with guidelines in emergency department is associated with 30-day survival in severe community-acquired pneumonia	7
Barriers to recruitment of an observational SARS-CoV-2 emergency department cohort at Boston Medical Center	6
Characteristics of emergency department admissions with congestive heart failure in the United States: a Nationwide cross-sectional study	6
Experiences of patients and next of kin on informed consent process for emergency surgery in two Urban university teaching hospitals in Uganda: a comparative cross sectional study	6
Predictors of high-acuity outcomes among 10–17-year-olds utilizing pediatric emergency services in Taiwan: a sex-based comparison of male and female adolescents	6
Correction: Psychometric properties of the Farsi version of the disaster nursing readiness evaluation index (F-DNREI)	6
Lived experiences of Iranian prehospital emergency technicians in facing women’s emergencies: a phenomenological study	6
Health mediation does not reduce the readmission rate of frequent users of emergency departments living in precarious conditions: what lessons can be learned from this randomised controlled trial?	6
Factors associated with delayed order-to-administration time in the emergency department: a retrospective analysis	6
Prospective observational study on clinical and epidemiological profile of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleed	6
Effectiveness of intraosseous access during resuscitation: a retrospective cohort study	6
Risk of hospital admission related to scooter trauma injuries: a national emergency room database study	6
Comparing the efficacy of intravenous morphine versus ibuprofen or the combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in patients with closed limb fractures: a randomized clinical trial	6
Recognition of visual symptoms in stroke: a challenge to patients, bystanders, and Emergency Medical Services	6
Comparison of Glasgow coma scale, motor component, eye component, and simplified motor scale for predicting trauma outcomes: a 13-year multicenter retrospective cohort study	6
Limited need for hospital resources among patients brought to hospital by the emergency medical services	6
Characterization of emergency department visits in pediatric patients within first year of liver transplantation: ten years experience in tertiary care center	6
Design and psychometric testing of a moral intelligence instrument for pre-hospital emergency medical services personnel: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study	6
Length of stay and associated factors among pediatric patients in the pediatric emergency unit of the Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	6
Knowledge about crime scenes and evidence management among emergency medical team professionals	6
Prediction of difficult laryngoscopy / difficult intubation cases using upper airway ultrasound measurements in emergency department: a prospective observational study	6
Assessing beliefs and preparedness for disasters among high school female students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	6
Time to recovery and its predictors among critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation from intensive care unit in Ethiopia: a retrospective follow up study	6
Challenges of providing of special care services in hospitals during emergencies and disasters: a scoping review	6
A comparative study on the efficacy of dexketoprofen and methylprednisolone in the treatment of acute low back pain	6
Effectiveness of extended reality technologies in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: a bayesian network meta-analysis	6
Factors influencing nurses’ pain assessment and management of road traffic casualties: a qualitative study at a military hospital in Ghana	6
Association of intensive care unit or paediatric intensive care unit admissions with the method of transporting patients: a multicentre retrospective study	6
Correction: Comparison and outcomes of emergency department presentations with respiratory disorders among Australian indigenous and non-indigenous patients	6
Psychosocial working conditions and violence prevention climate in German emergency departments – a cross-sectional study	6
Three years of tele-emergency medicine with mobile on-site audio-video streaming in lower Saxony, Germany – descriptive results of a longitudinal secondary data analysis	6
Strategies for implementation of a transmural fall-prevention care pathway for older adults with fall-related injuries at the emergency department	6
Association between prehospital shock index variation and 28-day mortality among patients with septic shock	6
The perceived self-efficacy of senior, middle, and operations managers of the incident command system dealing with emergencies and disasters during the COVID-19 pandemic	6