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Quality improvement tools to manage emergency callbacks from patients with diabetes in a prehospital setting

BMJ Open Quality, 2023
Diabetes is rising at an alarming rate, as 1 in 10 adults worldwide now lives with the disease. In Qatar, a middle eastern Arab country, diabetes prevalence is equally concerning and is predicted to increase from 17% to 24% among individuals aged 45 and ...
Loua Al Shaikh, Guillaume Alinier, Ricardo Romero, Hassan Farhat, Kawther El Aifa, Khawla Athemneh, Padarath Gangaram, Mohamed Chaker Khenissi, James Laughton   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chest pain in the ambulance; prevalence, causes and outcome - a retrospective cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
BackgroundChest pain is common in acute ambulance transports. This study aims to characterize and compare ambulance-transported chest pain patients to non-chest pain patients and evaluate if patient characteristics and accompanying symptoms accessible at
C. K. Pedersen, C. Stengaard, K. Friesgaard, K. K. Dodt, H. Søndergaard, C. Terkelsen, M. Bøtker   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Burden of Disease of Treatment‐Seeking Patients With a Cluster‐C Personality Disorder in the Netherlands; Quality of Life, Functioning, and Societal Costs

Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cluster‐C personality disorders (PDs) are common in the general population but often overlooked in scientific research and clinical practice. An important step to increase awareness for timely diagnosis and treatment of cluster‐C PDs is to investigate the burden of disease in terms of quality of life (QoL), daily functioning and the associated
Iuno Z. Groot, Arnoud Arntz, Carlijn J. M. Wibbelink, Bas Verhoeven, Nathan R. Bachrach, Silvia M. A. A. Evers   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physiology-Aware Rural Ambulance Routing

, 2017
In emergency patient transport from rural medical facility to center tertiary hospital, real-time monitoring of the patient in the ambulance by a physician expert at the tertiary center is crucial.
Berlin Jr., Richard B., Hosseini, Mohammad, Sha, Lui   +2 more
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Weather and Age-Gender Effects on the Projection of Future Emergency Ambulance Demand in Hong Kong [PDF]

, 2015
An accurate projection for ambulance demand is essential to enable better resource planning for the future that strives to either maintain current levels of services or reconsider future standards and expectations.
Lai, PC, Wong, FHT
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A patient-safety and professional perspective on non-conveyance in ambulance care: a systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017
BackgroundThis systematic review aimed to describe non-conveyance in ambulance care from patient-safety and ambulance professional perspectives. The review specifically focussed at describing (1) ambulance non-conveyance rates, (2) characteristics of non-
Remco H A Ebben, L. Vloet, Renate F. Speijers, Nico W. Tönjes, J. Loef, T. Pelgrim, Margreet Hoogeveen, S. Berben   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mortality after broad‐ versus narrow‐spectrum antibiotic treatment for patients with nursing and healthcare‐associated pneumonia: A nationwide retrospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Nursing and healthcare‐associated pneumonia (NHCAP) is defined as pneumonia occurring in individuals with frequent healthcare contact, such as residents of care facilities or patients with impaired activities of daily living. The effectiveness of broad‐spectrum antibiotics in treating NHCAP remains unclear.
Jumpei Taniguchi, Shotaro Aso, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hideo Yasunaga   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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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Stakeholder perspectives on new ways of delivering unscheduled health care: the role of ownership and organisational identity [PDF]

, 2006
<b>Rationale, aims and objectives</b>: To explore stakeholder perspectives of the implementation of a new, national integrated nurse-led telephone advice and consultation service (NHS 24), comparing the views of stakeholders from different ...
Department of Health, Department of Health, Glaser B. G., Hallam L., Hopton J., Mark A. L., Marshall M., Miles M. B., NHS Executive, NHS Scotland, O'Donnell C. A., Pawson R., Pearce K., Pollock A. M., Scottish Executive, Smith J.   +15 more
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Epidemiology of emergency ambulance service calls related to mental health problems and self harm: a national record linkage study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
BackgroundPeople experiencing a mental health crisis receive variable and poorer quality care than those experiencing a physical health crisis. Little is known about the epidemiology, subsequent care pathways of mental health and self-harm emergencies ...
E. Duncan, C. Best, N. Dougall, S. Skar, J. Evans, A. Corfield, D. Fitzpatrick, I. Goldie, M. Maxwell, H. Snooks, C. Stark, C. White, W. Wojcik   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source