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  2. Medical error - Wikipedia

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    Variations in healthcare provider training & experience [45] [52] and failure to acknowledge the prevalence and seriousness of medical errors also increase the risk. [53] [54] The so-called July effect occurs when new residents arrive at teaching hospitals, causing an increase in medication errors according to a study of data from 1979 to 2006.

  3. End-of-life care - Wikipedia

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    End-of-life care (EOLC) is health care provided in the time leading up to a person's death.End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months before a person dies and encompasses care and support for a person's mental and emotional needs, physical comfort, spiritual needs, and practical tasks.

  4. Internet of things - Wikipedia

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    IoMT in the healthcare industry is now permitting doctors, patients, and others, such as guardians of patients, nurses, families, and similar, to be part of a system, where patient records are saved in a database, allowing doctors and the rest of the medical staff to have access to patient information. [70]

  5. Sports medicine - Wikipedia

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    Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century that sports medicine emerged as a distinct field of health care.

  6. First responder - Wikipedia

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    It lacks a citation in support of the proposition that this was the etymology. These citations only show examples of usage, but don't seem to describe the origin of the term as claimed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed.

  7. Family medicine - Wikipedia

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    General practice is the term used in many other nations, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Such services are provided by general practitioners. The term primary care in the UK may also include services provided by community pharmacy, optometrist, dental surgery and community hearing care providers. The ...

  8. Medical examiner - Wikipedia

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    Hawaiian medical examiner van. The medical examiner is an appointed official in some American jurisdictions [1] that investigates deaths that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests.

  9. Basic life support - Wikipedia

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    Basic Life Support Emergency Medical Services in the United States are generally identified with Emergency Medical Technicians-Basic (EMT-B). EMT-B is the highest level of healthcare provider that is limited to the BLS protocol; higher medical functions use some or all of the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) protocols, in addition to BLS ...