Head injury in older adults presenting to the ambulance service: who do we convey to the emergency department, and what clinical variables are associated with an intracranial bleed? A retrospective case–control study [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023 Objective Most older adults with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) reach the emergency department via the ambulance service. Older adults, often with mild TBI symptoms, risk being under-triaged and facing poor outcomes.
J. W. Barrett +9 more
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Heat, heatwaves, and ambulance service use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence. [PDF]
Int J Biometeorol, 2023 Ambulance data has been reported to be a sensitive indicator of health service use during hot days, but there is no comprehensive summary of the quantitative association between heat and ambulance dispatches.
Xu Z +5 more
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Developing new possibilities for interprofessional learning- students' experience of learning together in the ambulance service. [PDF]
BMC Med Educ, 2022 Background It is known that setting and context matters, and contextual factors influence interprofessional education (IPE). Activities developed in a new setting should therefore be evaluated to determine students’ experiences and learning.
Conte H, Wihlborg J, Lindström V.
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Understanding variation in ambulance service non-conveyance rates: a mixed methods study [PDF]
, 2018 Background In England in 2015/16, ambulance services responded to nearly 11 million calls. Ambulance Quality Indicators show that half of the patients receiving a response by telephone or face to face were not conveyed to an emergency department.
Bishop-Edwards, L. +13 more
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The National Ambulance Service of Ghana: Changes in capacity and utilization over 20 years [PDF]
African Journal of Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Emergency medical services (EMS) are minimally developed in many African countries. We sought to document the achievements and challenges faced by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) of Ghana during its 20-year nationwide expansion, and to
Ahmed N. Zakariah +4 more
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Factors influencing non-conveyance care encounters in the ambulance service, registered nurses experiences - a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground There is a notable variation in the percentage of non-conveyed patients within the ambulance service. Discharging patients at the scene includes a risk of adverse events, and both patients and ambulance clinicians experience the complexity of ...
L. Granlund +2 more
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Assuring safe artificial intelligence in critical ambulance service response: study protocol. [PDF]
Br Paramed J, 2022 Sujan M +5 more
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Cardiorespiratory consequences of attenuated fentanyl and augmented rocuronium dosing during protocolised prehospital emergency anaesthesia at a regional air ambulance service: a retrospective study. [PDF]
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg MedMorton S +4 more
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British Paramedic Journal, 2023 Objective: There is no empirical definition of adult frequent use of ambulance services. This study aimed to define a threshold, and utilise this to explore characteristics of people frequently using services.
J. Scott +3 more
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Paramedicine, 2023 Understanding patient experience is associated with quality, safe, and effective healthcare. However, there is a scarcity of knowledge explaining how patients experience non-conveyance, a setting where individuals receive unscheduled ambulance service ...
Robbie King +4 more
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