Cerebral Infarction: Epidemiology, Classification, Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Management
Within minutes after ischemia onset, deprivation of oxygen and glucose leads to rapid ATP depletion, resulting in failure of Na+/K+‐ATPase activity and membrane depolarization. This ionic imbalance promotes uncontrolled synaptic release of glutamate and excessive activation of postsynaptic NMDA and AMPA receptors.
Meibiao Zhang +4 more
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Elderly people receiving care through an aeromedical service
Objective: to characterize the care given to the elderly by an aeromedical service in the south of Brazil. Method: a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study was performed.
Keyla Cristiane do Nascimento +5 more
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Proximity of Wildfires to Inpatient Healthcare Facilities in California, 2001–2023
Abstract This study assessed changes in the proximity of wildfires to inpatient healthcare facilities in California during the period 2001 to 2023. This retrospective, descriptive spatial analysis of 22 years of wildfire perimeter and healthcare facility data analyzed distances between each inpatient facility and the nearest wildfire perimeter in each ...
Caleb Dresser +4 more
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Aerospace nurses’ competencies in disaster situations: a scoping review [PDF]
Objective: to map the competencies of aerospace nurses in disaster situations. Method: a scoping review following the steps recommended by the JBI and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (
Bernardo Arnulpho Coelho de Paula +5 more
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Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on the Use of Air Ambulances for International Medical Assistance. [PDF]
Duchateau FX +3 more
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Modeling emergency management data by UML as an extension of geographic data sharing model: AST approach [PDF]
Applying GIS functionality provides a powerful decision support in various application areas and the basis to integrate policies directed to citizens, business, and governments.
Aydinoglu, Arif Cagdas +3 more
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Occurrence of Hypoxemia the First Day After Trauma Assessed by Continuous Pulse Oximetry
ABSTRACT Background Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability in young adults. Although supplemental oxygen is recommended early after trauma to prevent hypoxemia, evidence regarding the occurrence and distribution of hypoxemic episodes, to raise awareness on potential clinical implications, is sparse.
Jacob Jensen‐Abbew +9 more
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Description of the prehospital emergency healthcare system in Norway
Background: Norway has a long coastline, steep mountains, and wide fjords, which presents some challenges to the prehospital emergency healthcare system. In recent years, the prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) have undergone significant changes,
Hege K. Kjærvoll +4 more
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ABCDE of prehospital ultrasonography: a narrative review
Prehospital point-of-care ultrasound used by nonradiologists in emergency medicine is gaining ground. It is feasible on-scene and during aeromedical transport and allows health-care professionals to detect or rule out potential harmful conditions ...
Rein Ketelaars +4 more
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A principled information valuation for communications during multi-agent coordination
Decentralised coordination in multi-agent systems is typically achieved using communication. However, in many cases, communication is expensive to utilise because there is limited bandwidth, it may be dangerous to communicate, or communication may simply
Gerding, Enrico +2 more
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