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Hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear incident readiness among prehospital care professionals in the State of Qatar

Global Security: Health, Science and Policy, 2022
This study aimed to determine whether the Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service (HMCAS) personnel fulfil the pre-hospital readiness requirements for hazardous material and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (HazMat-CBRN) incidents ...
Hassan Farhat, James Laughton, Padarath Gangaram, Kawther El Aifa, Mohamed Chaker Khenissi, Ouissem Zaghouani, Moncef Khadhraoui, Imed Gargouri, Guillaume Alinier   +8 more
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The Fence or the Ambulance [PDF]

American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1933
'Let us stop at its source all this mischief,' cried he, ' Come, neighbors and friends, let us rally, If the cliff we will fence we might almost dispense With the ambulance down in the valley.' Oh, he's a fanatic,' the others rejoined. 'Dispense with the ambulance? Never! He'd dispense with all charities, too, if he could; But no!
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Endometriosis in the postmanopasual period (clinical case) [PDF]

Гинекология, 2017
The presented material describes the clinical case of newly diagnosed endometriosis in a woman who is in the postmenopausal period. The prevalence of this pathology in individuals after the onset of menopause is 2-5% with a malignancy probability of 0.9%.
I S Zakharov, L N Petrich, T N Demyanova, Yu V Vasyutinskaya, L E Fetischeva, S N Bolotova, M S Rykova, G H Dodonova   +7 more
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Paramedic Norwegian Acute Stroke Prehospital Project (ParaNASPP) study protocol: a stepped wedge randomised trial of stroke screening using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale in the ambulance

Trials, 2022
Background Less than 50% of stroke patients in Norway reach hospital within 4 h of symptom onset. Early prehospital identification of stroke and triage to the right level of care may result in more patients receiving acute treatment.
Helge Fagerheim Bugge, Mona Guterud, Kristi C. G. Bache, Anne-Cathrine Braarud, Erik Eriksen, Kjell Otto Fremstad, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Svein Håkon Ingebretsen, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Karianne Larsen, Jo Røislien, Kjetil Thorsen, Mathias Toft, Else Charlotte Sandset, Maren Ranhoff Hov   +14 more
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Defining major trauma: a Delphi study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Introduction Retrospective trauma scores are often used to categorise trauma, however, they have little utility in the prehospital or hyper-acute setting and do not define major trauma to non-specialists.
Lee Thompson, Michael Hill, Fiona Lecky, Gary Shaw   +3 more
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Cardiorespiratory consequences of attenuated fentanyl and augmented rocuronium dosing during protocolised prehospital emergency anaesthesia at a regional air ambulance service: a retrospective study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Pre-Hospital Emergency Anaesthesia (PHEA) has undergone significant developments since its inception. However, optimal drug dosing remains a challenge for both medical and trauma patients.
Sarah Morton, Zoey Spurgeon, Charlotte Ashworth, James Samouelle, Peter B Sherren   +4 more
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Pre-hospital management of penetrating neck injuries: derivation of an algorithm through a National Modified Delphi

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Timely and effective pre-hospital management of penetrating neck injuries (PNI) is critical to improve patient outcomes. Pre-hospital interventions in patients with PNI can be especially challenging due to the anatomical injury site coupled ...
Christopher Simpson, Harriet Tucker, Joanne Griggs, Maja Gavrilovski, Richard Lyon, Anthony Hudson, Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex   +6 more
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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
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Helicopter emergency medical service dispatch in older trauma: time to reconsider the trigger?

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) respond to serious trauma and medical emergencies. Geographical disparity and the regionalisation of trauma systems can complicate accurate HEMS dispatch.
J. E. Griggs, J. W. Barrett, E. ter Avest, R. de Coverly, M. Nelson, J. Williams, R. M. Lyon, on behalf of Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex   +7 more
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Mortality of civilian patients with suspected traumatic haemorrhage receiving pre-hospital transfusion of packed red blood cells compared to pre-hospital crystalloid

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Major haemorrhage is a leading cause of mortality following major trauma. Increasingly, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in the United Kingdom provide pre-hospital transfusion with blood products, although the evidence to support ...
J. E. Griggs, J. Jeyanathan, M. Joy, M. Q. Russell, N. Durge, D. Bootland, S. Dunn, E. D. Sausmarez, G. Wareham, A. Weaver, R. M. Lyon, on behalf of Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance Trust   +11 more
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