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2086 The value of emergency care data set (ECDS) presentation codes for predicting mortality and inpatient admission

Emergency Medicine Journal

Aims and Objectives Early identification of patients at higher risk of death and hospital admission is an important problem in emergency departments. Drowsy (11.97%), Hypothermia (13.04%) and Cyanosis (10%) were also high risk categories. 0[0 , 12] HYPOTHERMIA 23 3 11 47.8 NEEDLESTICK/BODY FLUIDS) 113 0 12 10.6

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ED care of refugee populations from sub-Saharan Africa

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Signs of malnutrition – which places patients at higher risk for infection – can include cachexia, muscular wasting, sunken eyes, redundant skin folds, edema, brittle skin and hair, bradycardia, hypotension, and hypothermia. HIV Prevention and Treatment: The Evolving Role of the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med.