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The 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake and Tsunami: Cascading Impacts and Risks to Japan

Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT On July 29th, 2025, a large earthquake (Mw 8.8) occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. This event caused a tsunami that reached Japan's Pacific coast, even though the source was far away. In this study, we analyze the characteristics of earthquakes and tsunamis and discuss how they relate to the recurrence possibility and risk in Japan.
Ampan Laosunthara, An‐Chi Cheng, Yo Fukushima, Yoshinori Shigihara, Natt Leelawat, Anawat Suppasri, Fumihiko Imamura   +6 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
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Validation of the Ambulance Nurse Competence Scale.

Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2020
INTRODUCTION In recent decades, major competency shifts have taken place in prehospital care in Sweden because staffing ambulances with registered/specialized nurses has become a priority.
J. Nilsson, S. Johansson, G. Nordström, B. Wilde-Larsson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Machine Learning Methods to Predict the Length of Stay for Acute Stroke: A Scoping Review and Meta‐Analysis

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
Current machine learning models for predicting the length of stay for acute stroke lack clinical utility and reliability. This scoping review highlights areas for improvement to develop more robust, interpretable, generalizable, and clinically actionable models that optimize personalized clinical pathways and support precise decision‐making for stroke ...
Zhenran Xu, Monique F. Kilkenny, Tzu‐Yung Kuo, Jia Rong, Lachlan L. Dalli   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

From Parallel Provision to Health System Integration: Exploring the Trajectory and Contextual Drivers of the Healthcare Response for Refugees in Six Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rising numbers of refugees, prolonged displacement and reduced funding have led to challenges in terms of how to address their healthcare needs, with different approaches taken, ranging from parallel mechanisms to arrangements that are integrated (to different extents) within the national health system. Increasingly, global frameworks call for
Maria Paola Bertone, Natasha Palmer, Amina Olabi, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ben Ngoye, Zahid Ali Memon, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Karin Diaconu, Alastair Ager, Sophie Witter   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal and neonatal outcomes in Gaza amid armed hostilities in 2025

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study documents facility‐based maternal, obstetric, and neonatal outcomes and associated conflict‐related exposures and living conditions among pregnancy‐related encounters at Al‐Helou Maternity Hospital in Gaza from late April to early September 2025, with a small number of additional encounters recorded at Al‐Shifa Medical ...
Shaymaa Abuhaiba, Younis Elijla, Aya El‐Dadah, Othman Nassar, Meran Abu‐Sultan, Maysaa Almasry, Hebatallah Alkhatib, Mahmoud Alsady, Amir Mahdi Ghafarian, Muath Alsarafandi, Lina Abumughessib, Arham Ali, Yassar Arain, Abeerah Muhammad, Belal Aldabbour, Shayan Ali, Bilal Irfan   +16 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

Estimating the burden of alcohol on ambulance callouts through development and validation of an algorithm using electronic patient records [PDF]

, 2021
Background: Alcohol consumption places a significant burden on emergency services, including ambulance services, which often represent patients’ first, and sometimes only, contact with health services.
Colin Angus, Fitzgerald, Niamh, Manca, F., Angus, C., Waterson, R., Fitzgerald, N., Fitzpatrick, David, Lewsey, Jim, Angus, Colin, David Fitzpatrick, Niamh Fitzgerald, Kernaghan, S.M., Manca, Francesco, Kernaghan, Sarah M, Mackay, D., Mackay, Daniel, Daniel Mackay, Fitzpatrick, D., Ryan Waterson, Francesco Manca, Jim Lewsey, Kernaghan, Sarah M., Sarah M. Kernaghan, Waterson, Ryan, Lewsey, J., Kernaghan, Sarah   +25 more
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A cross‐sectional study of caesarean deliveries performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in nine district and regional hospitals in Sierra Leone using the Robson Ten Group Classification System

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Maternal and neonatal mortality remain high in Sierra Leone despite significant decline in the last decade. The aim of the present study was to evaluate obstetric care delivery using the Robson Ten Group Classification System (TGCS), focusing on caesarean delivery (CD) and task‐sharing.
Josien Westendorp, Rugiatu Jalloh, Sarrah Sheriff, Jenny Wussow, Guro Stamland, Sigrid‐Anne Bjorøy, Francis Moses, Marcus J. Rijken, Risa Hoffmann‐Lonnee, Håkon A. Bolkan, Alex J. van Duinen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source