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ArticleCureus2017

Emergency Management of Tension Pneumothorax for Health Professionals on Remote Cat Island Bahamas.

Tia Renouf, Michael Parsons, Leathe Francis, Cristian Senoro, Caroline Chriswell, Rose Saunders, Charles Hollander

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Article in Cureus, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Tia RenoufEmergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Michael ParsonsEmergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Leathe FrancisBahamas Health Board.
Cristian SenoroBahamas Health Board.
Caroline ChriswellNursing, Orange Creek Clinic.
Rose SaundersTrained Clinical Nurse, Smith's Bay Clinic.
Charles HollanderVolunteer, Old Bight Clinic.
College of The Bahamas · BSMemorial University of Newfoundland · CAHealth Volunteers Overseas · USOrange (Poland) · PLSmith Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients living in remote areas have higher rates of injury-related death than those living in cities. Rural and remote health professionals working in sparsely populated places, such as Cat Island Bahamas, may have scant resources for treating emergency conditions. Local health professionals must be prepared to rely solely upon clinical judgment to perform emergency "high-stakes low-frequency" procedures while also accurately and effectively communicating with distantly located receiving specialists. However, these health providers may not recently have performed or had the opportunity to practice such emergency procedures. Telesimulation may be a useful way to teach remote practitioners both emergency procedures and communication skills. This technical report describes a simulation exercise for teaching these skills.

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cat islandpneumothoraxrural medicinesimulation

Identifiers

PMID28775930
PMCPMC5526702
OpenAlexW2677840980

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