Evidence-based medicine
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Cochrane Library
Allocation of Scarce Resources During Mass Casualty Events
The use of prophylactic inferior vena cava filters in trauma patients: a systematic review (Provisional abstract)
A systematic review of early prognostic factors for persisting pain following acute orthopedic trauma (Provisional abstract)
The role of full capacity protocols on mitigating overcrowding in EDs (Provisional abstract)
Interventions to reduce acute paediatric hospital admissions: a systematic review (Provisional abstract)
The role of a rapid assessment zone/pod on reducing overcrowding in emergency departments: a systematic review (Provisional abstract)
Patient safety in pre‐hospital emergency tracheal intubation: a comprehensive meta‐analysis of the intubation success rates of EMS providers (Provisional abstract)
Systematic review and validation of prediction rules for identifying children with serious infections in emergency departments and urgent‐access primary care (Provisional abstract)
Diagnosis, clinical presentation and triage criteria of emergency patients admitted for chest pain: prospective study of 278 cases (Provisional abstract)
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