Background: The past decade has witnessed the preliminary development of pre-hospital
emergency. We analyzed the scientific output related to pre-hospital emergency in the past …

Background Diagnostic errors are prevalent and associated with increased economic
burden; however, little is known about their characteristics at the national level in Japan …

Lower gastrointestinal perforation is rare and challenging to diagnose in patients presenting
with an acute abdomen. However, no study has examined the frequency and associated …

Methods We retrospectively examined data on medical lawsuits from 1961–2017 to identify
types of diagnostic errors and initial and final diagnoses from non-trauma and trauma cases …

Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain; yet the risk of
delayed diagnosis remains despite recent advances in abdominal imaging. Understanding …

To explore the effect of prehospital emergency combined with green channel mode on the
treatment effect and adverse cardiovascular events in patients with acute myocardial …

China is gradually becoming an aging society, and the necessity for prehospital first-aid care
is increasing. However, there is a long-term information blind spot in traditional prehospital …

Family presence during resuscitation is a controversial issue worldwide. The aim of this
study was to investigate the self-confidence and attitudes of Emergency Medical …

Objective This study aimed to examine self-reported code-status practice patterns among
emergency clinicians from Japan and the US Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire was …

Objectives Ambulance diversion and prolonged prehospital transfer time have a significant
impact on patient care outcomes. Self-harm behaviour in particular is associated with …