BMC Emergency Medicine

Article	Citations
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances and acute medical admissions	72
Major challenges and barriers in clinical decision-making as perceived by emergency medical services personnel: a qualitative content analysis	46
Delayed emergency healthcare seeking behaviour by Dutch emergency department visitors during the first COVID-19 wave: a mixed methods retrospective observational study	42
The effect of COVID-19 on emergency medical service call volumes and patient acuity: a cross-sectional study in Niagara, Ontario	41
Prediction of prognosis in elderly patients with sepsis based on machine learning (random survival forest)	34
Ultrasonography indicators for predicting difficult intubation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	33
A unified machine learning approach to time series forecasting applied to demand at emergency departments	32
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and severity of acute appendicitis: a comparison between 2019 and 2020	30
The utility of the rapid emergency medicine score (REMS) compared with SIRS, qSOFA and NEWS for Predicting in-hospital Mortality among Patients with suspicion of Sepsis in an emergency department	29
Shortening door-to-puncture time and improving patient outcome with workflow optimization in patients with acute ischemic stroke associated with large vessel occlusion	27
Management of COVID-19-related challenges faced by EMS personnel: a qualitative study	27
Why do healthcare professionals fail to escalate as per the early warning system (EWS) protocol? A qualitative evidence synthesis of the barriers and facilitators of escalation	26
EMS non-conveyance: A safe practice to decrease ED crowding or a threat to patient safety?	25
Surface electroencephalography (EEG) during the acute phase of stroke to assist with diagnosis and prediction of prognosis: a scoping review	24
Association between prehospital prognostic factors on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in different age groups	23
Lung ultrasound in the emergency department - a valuable tool in the management of patients presenting with respiratory symptoms during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	23
Portable stroke detection devices: a systematic scoping review of prehospital applications	23
Admission vital signs as predictors of COVID-19 mortality: a retrospective cross-sectional study	21
Acute cannabis intoxication in the emergency department: the effect of legalization	21
Prehospital time and mortality in polytrauma patients: a retrospective analysis	20
Emergency department visits and trends related to cocaine, psychostimulants, and opioids in the United States, 2008–2018	20
Live video from bystanders’ smartphones to medical dispatchers in real emergencies	20
Study of C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, and immunocyte ratios in 194 patients with sepsis	20
Hemogram-derived ratios as prognostic markers of ICU admission in COVID-19	19
Characteristic patterns of emergency ambulance assignments for older adults compared with adults requiring emergency care at home in Sweden: a total population study	19

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	19
Identification of new demands regarding prehospital care based on 35,188 missions in 2018	18
Patient and hospital characteristics predict prolonged emergency department length of stay and in-hospital mortality: a nationwide analysis in Korea	18
Increased ambulance on-scene times but unaffected response times during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Denmark	18
Perceived occupational stressors among emergency medical service providers: a qualitative study	18
Prospective study of emergency medicine provider wellness across ten academic and community hospitals during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic	17
Time indices of pre-hospital EMS missions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Iran	17
Differential trends of admissions in accident and emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany	17
Comparison of base excess, lactate and pH predicting 72-h mortality of multiple trauma	17
Predicting venous thromboembolism in hospitalized trauma patients: a combination of the Caprini score and data-driven machine learning model	16
Comparison and outcomes of emergency department presentations with respiratory disorders among Australian indigenous and non-indigenous patients	15
Investigation of stress, anxiety, and depression levels of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine personnel in eastern Iran during the Covid-19 pandemic	15
Family satisfaction in the intensive care unit, a cross-sectional study from Norway	15
Non-conveyance of older adult patients and association with subsequent clinical and adverse events after initial assessment by ambulance clinicians: a cohort analysis	15
Incidence and predictors of mortality among traumatic brain injury patients admitted to Amhara region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, northwest Ethiopia, 2022	15
Predicting mortality in adult patients with sepsis in the emergency department by using combinations of biomarkers and clinical scoring systems: a systematic review	15
NYU-EDA in modelling the effect of COVID-19 on patient volumes in a Finnish emergency department	15
Determinants of knowledge, attitude, and practice towards first aid among kindergarten and elementary school teachers in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia	14
Internal validation and comparison of the prognostic performance of models based on six emergency scoring systems to predict in-hospital mortality in the emergency department	14
Changes in peripheral arterial blood pressure after resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients	14
Establishing the content validity of a new emergency department patient-reported experience measure (ED PREM): a Delphi study	14
Electrocardiographic abnormalities in COVID-19 patients visiting the emergency department: a multicenter retrospective study	13
Incidence of emergency neurosurgical TBI procedures: a population-based study	13
Characteristics and comparison between e-scooters and bicycle-related trauma: a multicentre cross-sectional analysis of data from a road collision registry	13
Discharge against medical advice from the emergency department in a university hospital	13
Variations in volume of emergency surgeries and emergency department access at a third level hospital in Milan, Lombardy, during the COVID-19 outbreak	13
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Injuries and outcomes resulting due to falls in elderly patients presenting to the Emergency Department of a tertiary care hospital – a cohort study	13
Analysis of injuries and deaths from road traffic accidents in Iran: bivariate regression approach	12
A machine learning model to predict critical care outcomes in patient with chest pain visiting the emergency department	12
Usability and effectiveness of inhaled methoxyflurane for prehospital analgesia - a prospective, observational study	12
Resuscitation room management of patients with non-traumatic critical illness in the emergency department (OBSERvE-DUS-study)	12
Emergency department reorganisation to cope with COVID-19 outbreak in Milan university hospital: a time-sensitive challenge	12
Outpatient care in acute and prehospital emergency medicine by emergency medical and patient transport service over a 10-year period: a retrospective study based on dispatch data from a German emergen	12
Comparison of the novel VieScope with conventional and video laryngoscope in a difficult airway scenario – a randomized, controlled simulation trial	12
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on trauma-related emergency medical service calls: a retrospective cohort study	11
A two-year review of adult emergency department mortality at Tikur Anbesa specialized tertiary hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	11
Prognostic value of neutrophil- lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR) among adult ICU patients in comparison to APACHE II score and conventional inflammatory markers: a multi center retrospective cohort study	11
Spinal cord injury and spinal fracture in patients with ankylosing spondylitis	11
Development of a simulation-based curriculum for Pediatric prehospital skills: a mixed-methods needs assessment	11
Survival after traumatic cardiac arrest is possible—a comparison of German patient-registries	11
Role of CD8+ T cell exhaustion in the progression and prognosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by sepsis: a prospective observational study	11
Nationwide improvements in geriatric mortality due to traumatic brain injury in Japan	11
Driving the ambulance: an essential component of emergency medical services: an integrative review	11
Epidemiological characteristics and mortality risk factors among COVID-19 patients in Ardabil, Northwest of Iran	11
Management of oesophageal foreign bodies in children: a 10-year retrospective analysis from a tertiary care center	11
Observational study on implications of the COVID-19-pandemic for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: qualitative and quantitative insights from a model region in Germany	10
Plasma calprotectin as an indicator of need of transfer to intensive care in patients with suspected sepsis at the emergency department	10
Effect of COVID-19 on epidemiological characteristics of road traffic injuries in Suzhou: a retrospective study	10
Barriers, enablers, and opportunities for organisational follow-up of workplace violence from the perspective of emergency department nurses: a qualitative study	10
Oxygenation laryngoscope vs. nasal standard and nasal high flow oxygenation in a technical simulation of apnoeic oxygenation	10

Health care providers’ perception of the frequent emergency department user issue and of targeted case management interventions: a cross-sectional national survey in Switzerland	10
Machine learning–based triage to identify low-severity patients with a short discharge length of stay in emergency department	10
Patients’ experiences of attending emergency departments where primary care services are located: qualitative findings from patient and clinician interviews from a realist evaluation	9
Validity and reliability of the South African Triage Scale in prehospital providers	9
Identifying trauma patients with benefit from direct transportation to Level-1 trauma centers	9
Experience of using video support by prehospital emergency care physician in ambulance care - an interview study with prehospital emergency nurses in Sweden	9
Workplace violence against emergency health care workers: What Strategies do Workers use?	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
ABCDE cognitive aid tool in patient assessment – development and validation in a multicenter pilot simulation study	9
Changes in the proportion and severity of patients with fever or common cold symptoms utilizing an after-hours house call medical service during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tokyo, Japan: a retrospective	9
Disaster safety assessment of primary healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional study in Kurdistan province of Iran	9
Derivation and validation of the ED-SAS score for very early prediction of mortality and morbidity with acute pancreatitis: a retrospective observational study	9
Barriers and facilitators to cardiopulmonary resuscitation within pre-hospital emergency medical services: a qualitative study	9
Evaluation of the effectiveness and costs of inhaled methoxyflurane versus usual analgesia for prehospital injury and trauma: non-randomised clinical study	9
Age-adjusted Charlson Comorbidity Index as effective predictor for in-hospital mortality of patients with cardiac arrest: a retrospective study	9
Exploring overcrowding trends in an inner city emergence department in the UK before and during COVID-19 epidemic	9
Cognitive biases encountered by physicians in the emergency room	9
Pathways to the emergency department - a national, cross-sectional study in Sweden	9
The Alternative Pre-hospital Pathway team: reducing conveyances to the emergency department through patient centered Community Emergency Medicine	9
Examining the association between paramedic transport to the emergency department and hospital admission: a population-based cohort study	9
The trend of change in the role of pre-hospital emergency medical services in Iran’s healthcare system: a situational analysis	9
Not only COVID-19 disease impacts ambulance emergency demands but also lockdowns and quarantines	8
Assessment of patients with suspected sepsis in ambulance services: a qualitative interview study	8
Prolonged length of stay and its associated factors at adult emergency department in amhara region comprehensive specialized hospitals, northwest Ethiopia	8
Antibiotic prescription consistent with guidelines in emergency department is associated with 30-day survival in severe community-acquired pneumonia	8
Endothelial glycocalyx degradation is associated with early organ impairment in polytrauma patients	8
suPAR cut-offs for stratification of low, medium, and high-risk acute medical patients in the emergency department	8
Predictors of short- and long-term mortality in critically ill, older adults admitted to the emergency department: an observational study	8
Consequences of the emergency response to COVID-19: a whole health care system review in a single city in the United Kingdom	8
Virtual Reality for Pain Relief in the Emergency Room (VIPER) – a prospective, interventional feasibility study	8
Using the South African Triage Scale for prehospital triage: a qualitative study	8
A comparison between the clinical frailty scale and the hospital frailty risk score to risk stratify older people with emergency care needs	8
Emergency department admissions to the intensive care unit – a national retrospective study	8
The impact of COVID-19 on an Irish Emergency Department (ED): a cross-sectional study exploring the factors influencing ED utilisation prior to and during the pandemic from the patient perspective	7
Sodium and potassium disorders in patients with COPD exacerbation presenting to the emergency department	7
War-related traumatic brain injuries during the Syrian armed conflict in Damascus 2014–2017: a cohort study and a literature review	7
Development and validation of a scoring system for mortality prediction and application of standardized W statistics to assess the performance of emergency departments	7
Workplace violence and influencing factors among paramedic pre hospital paramedic personnel (city and road) in Iran: a quality content analysis	7
Bomb blast: imaging findings, treatment and clinical course of extremity traumas	7
A case study to investigate the impact of overcrowding indices in emergency departments	7
Starting ambulance care professionals and critical incidents: a qualitative study on experiences, consequences and coping strategies	7
Management quality indicators and in-hospital mortality among acute coronary syndrome patients admitted to tertiary hospitals in Ethiopia: prospective observational study	7
Does the time of the day affect multiple trauma care in hospitals? A retrospective analysis of data from the TraumaRegister DGU®	7
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	7
Effect of triage training on the knowledge application and practice improvement among the practicing nurses of the emergency departments of the National Referral Hospitals, 2018; a pre-post study in A	7
Isolated calf deep venous thrombosis: frequency on venous ultrasound and clinical characteristics	7
Fair prioritization of casualties in disaster triage: a qualitative study	7
A prospective observational study comparing two supraglottic airway devices in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest	7
Data from emergency medicine palliative care access (EMPallA): a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus telephonic palliative care of older adults with	7
Adherence to the ABCDE approach in relation to the method of instruction: a randomized controlled simulation study	6
Positive signs on physical examination are not always indications for endotracheal tube intubation in patients with facial burn	6
German emergency department measures in 2018: a status quo based on the Utstein reporting standard	6
Accuracy of echocardiography and ultrasound protocol to identify shock etiology in emergency department	6
Evaluation of the Revised Trauma Score, MGAP, and GAP scoring systems in predicting mortality of adult trauma patients in a low-resource setting	6
Capillary refill time for the management of acute circulatory failure: a survey among pediatric and adult intensivists	6
Predicting mortality among septic patients presenting to the emergency department–a cross sectional analysis using machine learning	6
Audit of the functional preparedness of the selected military hospital in response to incidents and disasters: participatory action research	6
Characteristics of visits and predictors of admission from a paediatric emergency room in Saudi Arabia	6
Learning from diagnostic errors to improve patient safety when GPs work in or alongside emergency departments: incorporating realist methodology into patient safety incident report analysis	6
Navigating into the unknown: exploring the experience of exposure to prehospital emergency stressors: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods	6
What are the barriers and facilitators to effective health promotion in urgent and emergency care? A systematic review	6
The “unclear problem” category: an analysis of its patient and dispatch characteristics and its trend over time	6
Australian emergency department care for older adults diagnosed with low back pain of lumbar spine origin: a retrospective analysis of electronic medical record system data (2016–2019)	6
The COVID-19 pandemic: the effect on airway Management in non-COVID emergency patients	6
Workplace violence toward emergency medicine physicians in the hospitals of Taif city, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional survey	6
Evaluation of the factors affecting triage decision-making among emergency department nurses and emergency medical technicians in Iran: a study based on Benner’s theory	6
Emergency department use by patients with end-stage renal disease in the United States	6
Traumatic cardiac arrest – a nationwide Danish study	6
Systematic review on the current state of disaster preparation Simulation Exercises (SimEx)	6
Main reasons and predictive factors of cancer-related emergency department visits in a Hungarian tertiary care center	6
Nurses’ challenges for disaster response: a qualitative study	6
Validation of the modified Skåne emergency department assessment of patient load (mSEAL) model for emergency department crowding and comparison with international models; an observational study	6
Improvement in the diagnosis and practices of emergency healthcare providers for heat emergencies after HEAT (heat emergency awareness & treatment) an educational intervention: a multicenter quasi	6
Risk prediction of biomarkers for early multiple organ dysfunction in critically ill patients	6
Burn related injuries: a nationwide analysis of adult inter-facility transfers over a six-year period in the United States	6
Overcrowding analysis in emergency department through indexes: a single center study	6
Anaemia in the first week may be associated with long-term mortality among critically ill patients: propensity score-based analyses	6
Factors associated with the severity of road traffic injuries from emergency department based surveillance system in two Mexican cities	6
Association between prehospital shock index variation and 28-day mortality among patients with septic shock	6
The association between continuous renal replacement therapy as treatment for sepsis-associated acute kidney injury and trend of lactate trajectory as risk factor of 28-day mortality in intensive care	6

Factors associated with undertriage in patients classified by the need to visit a hospital by telephone triage: a retrospective cohort study	6
Predictive value of qSOFA score for death in emergency department resuscitation room among adult trauma patients:a retrospective study	6
Comparison of QSOFA and sirs scores for the prediction of adverse outcomes of secondary peritonitis among patients admitted on the adult surgical ward in a tertiary teaching hospital in Uganda: a pros	5
Propensity score adjusted comparison of three-factor versus four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for emergent warfarin reversal: a retrospective cohort study	5
Prognostic scores and early management of septic patients in the emergency department of a secondary hospital: results of a retrospective study	5
The utility of the Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS) compared with three other early warning scores in predicting in-hospital mortality among COVID-19 patients in the emergency department: a multi	5
Evaluation of comprehensiveness and reliability of electronic health records concerning resuscitation efforts within academic intensive care units: a retrospective chart analysis	5
Association between natural hazards and postnatal care among the neonates in India: a step towards full coverage using geospatial approach	5
Association between prehospital arterial hypercapnia and mortality in acute heart failure: a retrospective cohort study	5
A qualitative examination of the current management of opioid use disorder and barriers to prescribing buprenorphine in a Canadian emergency department	5
Early fluid bolus in adults with sepsis in the emergency department: a systematic review, meta-analysis and narrative synthesis	5
Prehospital assessment and management of postpartum haemorrhage- healthcare personnel’s experiences and perspectives	5
Airway management in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS): a retrospective observational study of 365 out-of-hospital intubations	5
Utilization of serum D-dimer assays prior to computed tomography pulmonary angiography scans in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism among emergency department physicians: a retrospective observational	5
Management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis without antibiotics: compliance and outcomes -a retrospective cohort study	5
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	5
Predictive performances of ALS and BLS termination of resuscitation rules in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for different resuscitation protocols	5
Pre-hospital predictors of an adverse outcome among patients with dyspnoea as the main symptom assessed by pre-hospital emergency nurses - a retrospective observational study	5
Does Case Management Provide Support for Staff Facing Frequent Users of Emergency Departments? A Comparative Mixed-Method Evaluation of ED Staff Perception	5
Experiences of operating room nurses in disaster preparedness of a great disaster in Iran: a qualitative study	5
The impact of Ramadan on visits related to diabetes emergencies at a tertiary care center	5
A dangerously underrated entity? Non-specific complaints at emergency department presentation are associated with utilisation of less diagnostic resources	5
Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South Africa	5
Impact of video quality when evaluating video-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized, controlled simulation trial	5
Emergency medical care of patients with psychiatric disorders -  challenges and opportunities: Results of a multicenter survey	5
Sudanese emergency departments: a study to identify the barriers to a well-functioning triage	5
Effectiveness and implementation of interventions for health promotion in urgent and emergency care settings: an umbrella review	5
Prescribing errors in post - COVID-19 patients: prevalence, severity, and risk factors in patients visiting a post - COVID-19 outpatient clinic	5
Suboptimal prehospital decision- making for referral to alternative levels of care – frequency, measurement, acceptance rate and room for improvement	5
The effect of an on-site trauma surgeon during resuscitations of severely injured patients	5
Association between emergency medical service transport time and survival in patients with traumatic cardiac arrest: a Nationwide retrospective observational study	5
Length of stay in the emergency department and its associated factors among pediatric patients attending Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Southern, Ethiopia	5
Time-varying discrimination accuracy of longitudinal biomarkers for the prediction of mortality compared to assessment at fixed time point in severe burns patients	5
Safety assessment of a redirection program using an electronic application for low-acuity patients visiting an emergency department	5
“Is there a doctor on board?”: willingness and confidence of physicians in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in assisting with in-flight medical emergencies	5
Time to recovery and its predictors among critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation from intensive care unit in Ethiopia: a retrospective follow up study	5
Emergency cricothyroidotomy in difficult airway simulation – a national observational study of Air Ambulance crew performance	5
A predictive ambulance dispatch algorithm to the scene of a motor vehicle crash: the search for optimal over and under triage rates	5
Effectiveness of clotting factor replacement therapy after antivenom treatment on coagulopathic envenomation following green pit viper bites: a retrospective observational study	5
Association between initial body temperature on hospital arrival and neurological outcome among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a multicenter cohort study (the CRITICAL study in Osaka, J	5
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	5
Satisfaction among non-conveyed patients and significant others when discharged at the scene by the ambulance service: an exploratory cross-sectional survey	5
Effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on emergency transport of children by an emergency medical service system: a population-based, ORION registry study	5
The impact of chest pain center on treatment delay of STEMI patients: a time series study	5
Assessing bystander first aid: development and validation of a First Aid Quality Assessment (FAQA) tool	5
Epidemiological pattern of trauma patients based on the mechanisms of trauma: trends of a regional trauma center in Midwest of Iran	5
Comparison of 3-factor versus 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for emergent warfarin reversal: a systematic review and meta-analysis	5