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EMCare®

Last Loaded on Web: Monday, April 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: November 25, 2008

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File Description Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Rates
Subject Coverage Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort
Sources Related Search Aids DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Predefined Format Options


File Description [top]

EMCare is Elsevier's database on all nursing specialities and healthcare professions. EMCare includes coverage of allied health, education and training, development and management, midwifery, health and health care economics, clinical medical and health care social work, psychiatry and mental health, and traumatology, critical care medicine. All specialities of nursing are covered, including (but not limited to) addictions nursing, coronary care, flight nursing, hospice and palliative care, neonatal nursing, occupational health, perioperative nursing, psychiatric nursing, school health nursing, urologic nursing, burn nursing, community and mental health, gastroenterology nursing, gynaecologic nursing, HIV/AIDS nursing, professional home nursing, medical-surgical nursing, obstetric nursing, paediatric nursing, respiratory nursing and plastic surgical nursing.

The database provides the full author abstract for about 75% of articles in all, and about 85% of current articles. Articles are indexed with EMTREE terms from Elsevier's Life Science Thesaurus, which has been comprehensively expanded with nursing terms. Articles are indexed within 15 days of receipt and are online very soon after that. Both trade journals and electronic-only journals from around the world are included.



Tips [top]

USE EXPLODE(!)

to retrieve all narrower descriptors:

     S PHARMACOGENETICS!

USE THE ONLINE THESAURUS

to find EMTREE preferred terms:

     E (ULCER)

USE TN AND MN

to find manufacturer and trade names in relevant records

     S TN=BAYER



Subject Coverage [top]

EMCare covers all specialties of nursing, including:

  • addictions nursing
  • coronary care
  • flight nursing
  • hospice and palliative care
  • neonatal nursing
  • occupational health
  • periperative nursing
  • psychiatric nursing
  • school health nursing
  • urologic nursing
  • burn nursing
  • community and mental health
  • gastroenterology nursing
  • gynaecologic nursing
  • HIV/AIDS nursing
  • professional home nursing
  • medical-surgical nursing
  • obstetric nursing
  • paediatric nursing
  • respiratory nursing
  • plastic surgical nursing
  • and more


Sources [top]

EMCare has about 2,700 currently published journals and a further 900 relevant ceased titles. A little more than half of the journals are shared with EMBASE. Relevant coverage from MEDLINE is included, and about 67% of CINahl's journals are included in EMCare.



Print Counterparts [top]

  • Excerpta Medica Abstract Journals


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 1995 to the present
File Size: More than 2.4M records as of November 2008
Update Frequency: Weekly


Related Search Aids [top]

The following search aids are available in the Dialog Library:



Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Journal Articles


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
ALTMED Alternative Medicine
BIOCHEM Biochemistry
BIOSCI Biosciences
BIOTECH Biotechnology
BRANDNMS Brand Names
HEALTH Health
MEDDEV Medical Devices
MEDICINE Medicine
NURSING Nursing and Health Administration
PHARM Pharmacology
SAFETY Safety


Contact [top]

EMCare is provided by Elsevier B.V. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Elsevier B.V.
P.O. Box 211
Amsterdam, 1000 AE
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31-20-485-3507
Fax: +31-20-485-3432
E-Mail: ebd-marketing@elsevier.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online. Note, however, that EMCARE has a separate Archive policy and data may only be held in electronic form for a maximum period of 12 months from the date it is first downloaded and must then be deleted. Those customers that want to archive beyond 12 months should contact their Account Manager or nearest Customer Services desk to obtain an extended archiving license. The following terms and conditions also apply.

The database is owned and copyrighted by Elsevier B.V. NEITHER ELSEVIER NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY, CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY ITS NEGLIGENCE OR CONTINGENCIES BEYOND ITS CONTROL IN PROCURING, COMPILING, INTERPRETING, REPORTING, OR DELIVERING INFORMATION THROUGH THE SITE. IN NO EVENT WILL ELSEVIER, ITS AFFILIATES OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON SUCH INFORMATION. ELSEVIER AND ITS AFFILIATES AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES) EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Elsevier neither endorses nor takes responsibility for any products, goods or services offered by outside vendors through our services or advertised on our system.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    File  45:EMCare 2008/Nov W2 
           (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. 
     
  AA=  0005399357     EMCARE No: 352128423 
  /TI    Quality assurance indicators for risk management in the follow-up of 
     medical care received by acute ischemic stroke patients 
      Des indicateurs de qualite et de gestion des risques pour suivre la prise 
    en charge hospitaliere des accidents vasculaires cerebraux 
  AU=    Le Barbier M.; Deltour S.; Crozier S.; Leger A.; Pires C.; Rufat P.; 
    Samson Y.; Bourdillon F. 
  CS=    AP-HP Departement de Biostatistiques, de Sante Publique et Information 
      Medicale, 3e etage Batiment Mazarin, Groupe Hospitalier 
      Pitie-Salpetriere, 75651 Paris Cedex 13 
  CS=    CORRESP. AUTHOR/AFFIL: Bourdillon F.: AP-HP Departement de 
    Biostatistiques, de Sante Publique et Information Medicale, 3e etage 
    Batiment Mazarin, Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere, 75651 Paris Cedex 
    13 
  JN=,SO=,CP=,PD=,PY=    Sante Publique ( Sante Publique ) (France)  May 1, 2008, 20/3 (225-237) 
  PU=    PUBLISHER: Societe Francaise de Sante Publique 
  CD=,SN=    CODEN: SAPUE   ISSN: 0995-3914 
  DT=,RT=    DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal; Article  RECORD TYPE: Abstract 
  LA=,SL=    LANGUAGE: French   SUMMARY LANGUAGE: English; French 
      NUMBER OF REFERENCES: 32 
     
  /AB    Although recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of stroke are 
    available, the aim of this study was to identify indicators of quality and 
    risk management for acute ischemic stroke hospital patients. We conducted a 
    descriptive study of stroke patients who were diagnosed less than 12 hours 
    before admission to the Pitie-Salpetriere hospital's neurology and stroke 
    unit. Data were collected using a literature review and from existing 
    recommendation. During the study period (August 2003 through April 2005) 
    310 eligible patients were identified. In 87.5% of the cases, patients 
    suffered from a cerebral infarction and in 10.3% from an intracranial 
    haemorrhage. The initial deficit was mild to severe. The average time 
    between the first symptoms and admission in the stroke unit was 212 +/- 130 
    minutes. Forty percent of patients who underwent a thrombolysis did so 
    within the first 3 hours. The average length of stay in the stroke unit was 
    17.5 days. Thirty-one percent of the patients were discharged to go home, 
    47% to a rehabilitation unit and 8% died. Ten indicators of quality and 
    risk management are proposed, taking in account the events before 
    admission, hospital care, side effects, duration of stay, discharge 
    location and the handicap. 
     
  /DE  DESCRIPTORS: 
    *blood clot lysis; *cerebrovascular accident; *follow up; *medical care; * 
    quality control; *risk management; *stroke patient 
    brain hemorrhage; brain infarction; diagnosis; disability; hospital; 
    hospital care; hospital patient; length of stay; neurology; patient; 
    rehabilitation; side effect; stroke; stroke unit 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S ANDROGEN(W)RECEPTOR
/AB AB Abstract1 Word S RISK(W)MANAGEMENT/AB
/DE DE Descriptor (All)2 Word
& Phrase		 S QUALITY(W)CONTROL/DE
S FOLLOW UP/DE
/ID ID Identifier3 Word
& Phrase		 S INFORMAL(W)CARE(W)TIME/ID
S PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN/ID
/MD MD Device Manufacturer4 Word
& Phrase		 S EDWARDS(W)LIFESCIENCES/MD
S EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES/MD
/MN MN Drug Manufacturer4 Word
& Phrase		 S PHARBIO(W)MEDICAL/MN
S PHARBIO MEDICAL?/MN
/ND ND Device Name4 Word
& Phrase		 S CARDIO(W)Q/ND
S CARDIO Q/ND
/TI TI Title Word S ISCHEMIC(W)STROKE/TI
/TN TN Drug Brand Name4 Word
& Phrase		 S AGGRENOX/TN
S CC 4047/TN

1 Abstracts included for approximately 75% of the records.

2 Also /DF.

3 Also /IF. The Identifier field contains EMTREE terms.

4 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AA= AA EMBASE ID Number Phrase S AA=352128423
AU= AU Author Phrase S AU=LE BARBIER M.
None AZ DIALOG Accession Number
CD= CD CODEN Phrase S CD=SAPUE
CP= CP Country of Publication Word
& Phrase		 S CP=FRANCE
S CP=UNITED STATES
CS= CS Corporate Source Word
& Phrase		 S CS=(AP(W)HP(F)BIOSTASTIQUES)
S CS=AP-HP DEPARTEMENT?
DT= DT Document Type Phrase S DT=JOURNAL
None EL Author E-mail
None II Publisher Item Identifier
JN= JN Journal Name Phrase S JN=SANTE PUBLIQUE
LA= LA Language Phrase S LA=FRENCH
LT= None Limit Type: Animal Subject5 Phrase S LT=ANIMAL
MD= MD Device Manufacturer4 Word
& Phrase		 S MD=(EDWARDS(W)LIFESCIENCES)
S MD=EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
MN= MN Drug Manufacturer4 Word
& Phrase		 S MN=(BRISTOL(W)MYERS(W)SQUIBB)
S MN=BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB?
ND= ND Device Name4 Word
& Phrase		 S ND=(CARDIO(W)Q)
S ND=CARDIO Q?
NO= NO Article Number Phrase S NO=4561955
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=20080501
PU= PU Publisher Word S PU=(SOCIETE(W)FRANCAISE(1W)SANTE)
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=2008
None RF Number of References
RT= RT Record Type Phrase S RT=ABSTRACT
SL= SL Summary Language Phrase S SL=FRENCH
SN= SN International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) Phrase S SN=0995-3914
S SN=09953914
SO= SO Source Information6 Word S SO=(SANTE(W)PUBLIQUE)
SQ= SQ Molecular Sequence Number Phrase S SQ=N21294
TL= TL Clinical Trials Number Phrase S TL=NCT00342745
TN= TN Drug Brand Name4 Word
& Phrase		 S TN=AGGRENOX
S TN=CC 4047?
UD= None Update Phrase S UD=9999

5 To Limit to Animal Subjects, S S1 AND LT=ANIMAL

6 Display includes Journal Name, Volume, Issue, Pagination, and Publication Date.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/ABS Abstract Present S ISCHEMIC(W)STROKE/ABS
/ENG English Language S S1/ENG
/HUMAN Human Subject S COMPARATIVE STUDY/HUMAN
/MAJ Major Descriptor S VACCINE/MAJ
/NOABS No Abstract Present S S2/NOABS
/NONENG Non-English Language S STEM CELL/NONENG
/YYYY Publication Year S S3/2007:2008


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
AU, CS, JN, PD, PY, TI SORT S2/ALL/AU
SORT S4/ALL/PY,D


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE, ID, RT RANK DE S3
RANK AU S4


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/AU,TI,SO/1-5
PRINT S1/AU,AB/ALL


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Abstract
3 Medium Bibliographic Citation
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields1
5 -- Full Record1
6 Free Title and Publication Year
7 Long Bibliographic Citation and Abstract1
8 Short Title, Indexing, and Publication Year
9 Full Full Record1
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 1889668/5
DISPLAY 1888823/AU,TI
PRINT 1390632/5


Rates [top]

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Rank Elements                      $0.00
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