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Determinants of prehospital lactate in trauma patients: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Point of care serum lactate measurement is emerging as an adjunct to prehospital clinical assessment and has the potential to guide triage and advanced treatment decision-making.
E. ter Avest, J. Griggs, J. Wijesuriya, M. Q. Russell, R. M. Lyon   +4 more
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Understanding patient non-transport decision theories in the pre-hospital setting: a narrative review

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background In pre-hospital emergency care, decisions regarding patient non-conveyance emerged as significant determinants of healthcare outcomes and resource utilization.
Hassan Farhat, Kawther El Aifa, Guillaume Alinier, Abdulqadir Nashwan, Padarath Gangaram, Moncef Khadhraoui, Loua Al-Shaikh, Imed Gargouri, James Laughton   +8 more
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“You have to live with some risk, it’s part of the profession”. Specialist ambulance nurses’ perceptions of assignments involving ongoing lethal violence

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background As a result of several violent terrorist incidents, authorities in Sweden have shifted from previous approaches of being certain that it is safe for the ambulance service to enter the scene, to a one where “safe enough” is sufficient ...
Susanne Stendahl, Linda Rollgard, Lina Behm, Andreas Rantala   +3 more
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Retrospective identification of medication related adverse events in the emergency medical services through the analysis of a patient safety register

Scientific Reports, 2022
Adverse drug events encompass a wide range of potential unintended and harmful events, from adverse drug reactions to medication errors, many of which in retrospect, are considered preventable. However, the primary challenge towards reducing their burden
Ian Howard, Ian Howland, Nicholas Castle, Loua Al Shaikh, Robert Owen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Being secure in insecurity : aspects of caring in the ambulance service [PDF]

, 2015
Ambulance care focuses foremost on medical care and treatment. On the one hand the ambulance service encounters persons suffering acute and severe physical illness or injuries; conversely ambulance patients are described, as being vulnerable to more ...
Holmberg, Mats
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Development and pilot of clinical performance indicators for English ambulance services [PDF]

, 2010
Introduction: There is a compelling need to develop clinical performance indicators for ambulance services in order to move from indicators based primarily on response times and in light of the changing clinical demands on services.
Black, Sarah, Donohoe, Rachel, National Ambulance Clinical Audit Steering Group, Shaw, Deborah, Siriwardena, Aloysius, Stephenson, John   +5 more
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The role of MRI in assessing the effectiveness of cerebral cavernous malformations stereotaxic radiosurgical treatment

Digital Diagnostics, 2021
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E. N. Girya, O. L. Evdokimova, A. A. Kochakova, V. A. Rak, E. N. Rozhnova   +4 more
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Prehospital treatment of patients with acute intracranial pathology: adherence to guidelines and blood pressure recommendations by the Danish Air Ambulance

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Hypoxia and hypotension may be associated with secondary brain injury and negative outcomes in patients with traumatic and non-traumatic intracranial pathology.
Joachim Juelsgaard, Leif Rognås, Lars Knudsen, Troels Martin Hansen, Mads Rasmussen   +4 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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Characteristics and costs of individuals experiencing severe hypoglycaemia requiring emergency ambulance assistance in the community [PDF]

, 2012
Background and aims: Hypoglycaemia causes considerable a burden to individuals the healthcare providers. The aim of this study was to examine clinical characteristics of individuals requiring emergency medical assistance by ambulance services for an ...
Davies, Melanie J., Fisher, Harriet, Iqbal, Mohammad, Khunti, Kamlesh, Paul, Sanjoy, Siriwardena, A. Niroshan   +5 more
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