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Nine golden codes: improving the accuracy of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch—a retrospective, multi-organisational study in the East of England

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a limited and expensive resource, and should be intelligently tasked. HEMS dispatch was identified as a key research priority in 2011, with a call to identify a ‘general set of criteria with the
Christopher T. Edmunds, Kate Lachowycz, Sarah McLachlan, Andrew Downes, Andrew Smith, Rob Major, Edward B. G. Barnard   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Providing the Gift of Life: Canadian Medical Practitioners and the Treatment of Shock on the Battlefield [PDF]

, 2012
The story of Ambroise Pare’s discovery has been told often; of how, during Francis I’s campaign against Turin in 1536-37, he ran out of the oil medical practitioners used to cauterize the stumps of amputees and used an herbal remedy and ligatures instead;
Rawling, Bill
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Using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to improve access to blood in low‐ and middle‐income countries: Current challenges and opportunities

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Blood transfusion is life‐saving for patients in emergencies, but low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) often face a severe shortage of banked blood. Establishing blood banks in rural areas presents substantial logistical and economic challenges for many LMICs.
Suvro Sankha Datta, Ritwick Mondal, Shramana Deb, Giuseppe Tortora, Angela Pirri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Hong Kong emergency medical services system: A scoping review

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction Hong Kong's emergency medical services (EMS) system has been developing since the late nineteenth century and has evolved over the years to form a complex system with multiple organisations providing prehospital emergency care to the ...
Lancelot Hei Lok Leung, Anthony Yunda Kwok, Eponine Kate Wong, Arthur Chi Kin Cheung, Timothy Hudson Rainer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experiences and perceptions of nurses and air ambulance service providers in carrying out aeromedical evacuations in Indonesia: A qualitative research

Belitung Nursing Journal
Background: Basic non-military flight nurse training is essential for enhancing nurses’ competency in conducting aeromedical evacuations. Trained nurses possessing flight nurse proficiency are indispensable for ensuring stable patient conditions amidst ...
Dwi Ambarwati, Sri Warsini, Sunartini Hapsara, Fitri Haryanti   +3 more
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The first seven years of nationally organized helicopter emergency medical services in Finland – the data from quality registry

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) play an important role in prehospital care of the critically ill. Differences in funding, crew composition, dispatch criteria and mission profile make comparison between systems challenging. Several
Anssi Saviluoto, Johannes Björkman, Anna Olkinuora, Ilkka Virkkunen, Hetti Kirves, Piritta Setälä, Ilkka Pulkkinen, Päivi Laukkanen-Nevala, Lasse Raatiniemi, Helena Jäntti, Timo Iirola, Jouni Nurmi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trauma Care in Georgia Building a Better System [PDF]

, 2004
A focus on the need for Georgia to build a coordinated, regionalized, and accountable trauma ...
Holly Avey
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Prehospital critical care is associated with increased survival in adult trauma patients in Scotland [PDF]

, 2020
Background Scotland has three prehospital critical care teams (PHCCTs) providing enhanced care support to a usually paramedic-delivered ambulance service.
Carr, David, Corfield, Alasdair R., Donald, Michael J., Fitzpatrick, David, Hearns, Stephen, Lyon, Richard M., Maddock, Alistair, Sinclair, Neil   +7 more
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Blood supply continuity and emergency preparedness in natural and man‐made disasters and in armed conflicts—The Nordic perspectives

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent events have highlighted the urgent need for comprehensive blood preparedness plans at local, regional, national and cross‐border levels within the Nordic countries. This article outlines the perspectives and strategies related to blood preparedness in Norway, Sweden and Finland, in the context of emergencies, disasters and armed ...
Agneta Wikman, Christian Medby, Denise Bäckström, Jarkko Ihalainen, Markus Lyyra, Patrik Nimberger‐Hansson, Geir Strandenes, Jouni Lauronen, Torunn Apelseth   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intuition in Healthcare Communication Practices: Initial Findings from a Qualitative Inquiry [PDF]

, 2017
This brief paper reports on how healthcare providers negotiate stages of care and communication by using intuition. This focus shifts attention away from the product-patient records-and towards the process of medical communication. To support this claim,
Angeli, Elizabeth L., Campbell, Lillian
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