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Diagnostic accuracy of pre-hospital invasive arterial blood pressure monitoring for haemodynamic management in traumatic brain injury and spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Neuroprotective measures to prevent secondary brain injury are a critical aspect of pre-hospital management in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage (sICH).
J. E. Griggs, S. Clarke, R. Greenhalgh, A. N. Watts, J. Barrett, S. Houghton Budd, M. Dias, K. Hunter, R. M. Lyon, E. ter Avest, On behalf of Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj  

Patient and clinician factors associated with prehospital pain treatment and outcomes: cross sectional study [PDF]

, 2018
Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Objective: We aimed to identify how patient (age, sex, condition) and paramedic factors (sex, role) affected prehospital analgesic administration and pain alleviation.
,, Asghar, Zahid, Foster, Theresa, Lord, Bill, Phung, Viet-Hai, Pocock, Helen, Siriwardena, A. Niroshan, Snooks, Helen, Williams, Julia   +8 more
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Severe, Non‐apneic Respiratory Dysfunction and Hypoxia following Generalized Convulsive Seizures

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a devastating consequence of some generalized convulsive seizures (GCS). Recent work has focused on seizure related apnea as a biomarker of SUDEP risk, frequently without characterizing the adequacy of non‐apneic ventilation or identifying other dysfunctional breathing patterns.
Haley E. Pysick, Rup K. Sainju, Roshni Nair, Deidre N. Dragon, Eduardo Bravo, Laura Vilella, Xiaojin Li, Samden D. Lhatoo, George B. Richerson, Brian K. Gehlbach   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Presence of a pre-hospital enhanced care team reduces on scene time and improves triage compliance for stab trauma

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background A reduction in pre-hospital scene time for patients with penetrating trauma is associated with reduced mortality, when combined with appropriate hospital triage.
Alan Cowley, Mark Durham, Duncan Aldred, Richard Crabb, Paul Crouch, Adam Heywood, Andy McBride, Julia Williams, Richard Lyon   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Training emergency services’ dispatchers to recognise stroke: an interrupted time-series analysis [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Stroke is a time-dependent medical emergency in which early presentation to specialist care reduces death and dependency. Up to 70% of all stroke patients obtain first medical contact from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
A Berglund, A Worster, AD Lopez, AK Wagner, AW Wojner-Alexandrov, BH Buck, Caroline L Watkins, CD Deakin, Chris J Sutton, Department of Health, EH Gilbert, European Stroke Organization (ESO) Executive Committee and the ESO Writing Committee, Gary A Ford, Michael J Leathley, P Ramanujam, R Kothari, R Kothari, SP Jones, SP Jones, SP Jones, Stephanie P Jones, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group, Tom Quinn   +22 more
core   +1 more source

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 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
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Specialist Ambulance Nurses’ Perceptions of Nursing: A Phenomenographic Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Although nursing is the main area of interest in the curriculum of the specialist ambulance nursing program in the advanced level of education, there has been reported a lack of knowledge about nursing in within the ambulance service.
L. Forsell, A. Forsberg, A. Kisch, A. Rantala   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community pharmacists' practices and perspectives on deprescribing high‐risk psychotropic medicines: National survey findings

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim To explore the practices, confidence and perspectives of community pharmacists in deprescribing high‐risk psychotropic medicines, including opioid analgesics, benzodiazepine, gabapentinoids and medicinal cannabis. Methods An anonymous, cross‐sectional national online survey was conducted between January and April 2025 among Australian community ...
Monica Jung, Louisa Picco, Aili V. Langford, Rose Laing, Jana Dostal, Suzanne Nielsen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source