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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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Acute toxic leucoencephalopathy following protonitazene ingestion

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background Distribution of illicit counterfeit alprazolam containing the highly potent synthetic opioid‐receptor agonist protonitazene recently resulted in a number of severe overdoses in Ireland. We report three cases that presented to our hospital, within 6 weeks of one another, following ingestion of illicitly‐sourced alprazolam.
Ruadhan O'Laoi, Holly Acton, Pierce Kavanagh, Isabelle Hunt, Niall Sheehy, Cormac Kennedy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate‐related exposures and seizures in children: A systematic review

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Climate‐related exposures, including air pollution, temperature extremes, humidity, and atmospheric conditions, are increasingly recognized as potential seizure triggers. As climate change intensifies, understanding the environmental contributors to pediatric seizure risk has important implications for anticipatory guidance and ...
Caroline Sarpy, Yoon Sik Jung, Carol Mita, Xingyan Wang, Phillip L. Pearl, Maitreyi Mazumdar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Operating in perpetual motion? Coping with the dark side of global boundary spanning

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary This paper explores how individuals experience and cope with the demands of global boundary spanning in multinational enterprises (MNEs). We foreground temporary colocation as a modality through which mobile global boundary spanners repeatedly traverse multiple boundaries, triggering intense demands with adverse consequences ...
Kieran M. Conroy, Anthony McDonnell, Stefan Jooss   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Avoidable Emergency Department Visits and the Potential Role of Community Health Centers in Northern Italy: A Retrospective Observational Study

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Using data from an Italian emergency department (ED), ED visits preventable through integrated community care models (community health centers) were identified. ED visits were classified based on presenting symptoms, comorbidities, medication use, and age.
Silvia Caristia, Isabella Santomauro, Erika Bassi, Laura Ferraris, Alberto Dal Molin, Fabrizio Faggiano   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inclusion of Refugees Into National Health Systems: Enablers, Barriers and Lessons From Six Country Case Studies

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global refugee population has nearly doubled in the last decade, and many of these populations face chronic displacement, often in neighbouring countries with limited resources. Emergency, short‐term responses are being transitioned to longer term approaches, including a focus on inclusion through coverage in national health systems ...
Sophie Witter, Alastair Ager, Karin Diaconu, Zahid Ali Memon, Ben Ngoye, Natasha Palmer, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Amina Olabi, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Maria Paola Bertone   +13 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
doaj   +1 more source

Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon, Asma Ummad, Amina Olabi, Natasha Palmer, Sophie Witter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source