MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICES IN WEST GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

1978 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 566-566
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Emergency Services

scholarly journals Self-harm following release from incarceration: Patterns and measurement issues

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Borschmann ◽  
Jesse Young ◽  
Stuart Kinner ◽  
Matthew Spittal
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Measurement Issues ◽  
Lifetime History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Medical Emergency Services ◽  
Release From Prison

IntroductionDespite an elevated prevalence of self-harm in the incarcerated adult population, little is known about patterns of self-harm following release from prison. Objectives and ApproachBaseline self-report interviews with 1315 adults immediately prior to release from prison in Queensland, Australia, combined with interrogation of linked health data from >3750 post-release emergency department presentations, >2000 ambulance attendances, and corrections data during periods of re-incarceration. ResultsApproximately 5% of all contacts with medical emergency services following release from prison resulted from self-harm. These were associated with being Indigenous, having a lifetime history of a mental disorder and having been identified by prison staff as being at risk of self-harm. Agreement between self-reported self-harm and medically-verified episodes of self-harm was poor. Conclusion/ImplicationsEmergency services contacts resulting from self-harm following release from prison are common and represent an opportunity for tertiary intervention for self-harm. Our findings suggest that a self-reported history of self-harm should not be considered a reliable indicator of prior self-harm, or of future self-harm risk, in incarcerated adults.

Flood Disaster in the Czech Republic in July, 1997 — Operations of the Emergency Medical Service

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiri R. Pokorny
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Surface Transport ◽  
Emergency Medical ◽  
Rescue System ◽  
Medical Emergency Services

AbstractThis report is a review of the response and the activities of the Emergency Medical Services during a huge flood that devastated one-third of the territory of the Czech Republic in July 1997. The Emergency Medical Services personnel extracted by helicopter a great number of citizens who were trapped in their flats and homes. For diabetics and cardiacs who were isolated from the surface transport, the EMS personnel supplied necessary medication, and transported patients to hemodialysis.The cooperation between non-medical emergency services and the district crisis staff of the Integrated Rescue System, varied in different districts. However, in most flooded districts, the cooperation was satisfactory. In addition, a large number of volunteers helped in the first days of the flood.Unfortunately, 49 people died because of the flood. Nevertheless, since the EMS was able to manage the extraordinary needs, the number of emergencies and hospitalizations was low.

Wegener's granulomatosis presenting as meningitis

2011 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-209
Author(s):  
G Thiel ◽  
M Shakeel ◽  
K Ah-See
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Lumbar Puncture ◽  
Wegener’S Granulomatosis ◽  
English Language ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Wegener's Granulomatosis ◽  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Neurological Presentation ◽  
Medical Emergency Services

AbstractBackground:Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare but well recognised autoimmune necrotising vasculitis. Presentation of disease in the head and neck is common and mostly consists of nasal crusting, blockage and bloody discharge. Neurological presentation is very uncommon.Methods:We report a patient who presented to the medical emergency services with signs and symptoms of meningitis, but who was eventually diagnosed with Wegener's granulomatosis. A literature search on this topic was carried out using Medline and Embase (1996 to 2011), searching for ‘Wegener's granulomatosis’ and ‘meningitis’.Results:After thorough neurological and medical investigation, a combination of brain computed tomography, lumbar puncture, nasal biopsy and laboratory results refuted the diagnosis of meningitis and confirmed the diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis.Conclusion:To the best of our knowledge, this is the first English-language case report of a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis presenting with symptoms of meningitis unconfirmed on computed tomography and lumbar puncture.

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