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ArticleSingapore medical journal2021

Singapore First Aid Guidelines 2021.

Faraz Zarisfi, Jen Heng Pek, Janice Hui Hong Oh, Jun Hao Loke, Swee Han Lim

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Article in Singapore medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Faraz ZarisfiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
Jen Heng PekDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.
Janice Hui Hong OhEmergency Medical Services Department, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Singapore.
Jun Hao LokeSingapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council Unit for Pre-hospital Emergency Care, Singapore.
Swee Han LimDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council is updating the guidelines for first aid based on the latest evidence-based review from the International First Aid Taskforce Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations published in 2020. This is part of the regular updating of standards of care and training for first aid. This article presents some of the updated evidence-based approaches to first aid treatments in common emergencies such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, anaphylaxis, shock, unresponsiveness, seizure, heat disorders, ingested poisons, bleeding, head and spinal injury, bites and dental injuries. These updated treatments will be incorporated into the Standard and Child First Aid course syllabus in Singapore.

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Cardiopulmonary ResuscitationFirst AidChildHemorrhageHumansResuscitationSingaporefirst aidinjuriesrecovery positionsafetyshock

Identifiers

PMID35001126
PMCPMC8804485

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