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The accuracy of prehospital triage decisions in English trauma networks – a case-cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Care for injured patients in England is provided by inclusive regional trauma networks. Ambulance services use triage tools to identify patients with major trauma who would benefit from expedited Major Trauma Centre (MTC) care.
G. Fuller, J. Baird, S. Keating, J. Miller, R. Pilbery, N. Kean, K. McKnee, J. Turner, F. Lecky, A. Edwards, A. Rosser, R. Fothergill, S. Black, F. Bell, M. Smyth, JE. Smith, GD. Perkins, E. Herbert, S. Walters, C. Cooper, the MATTS research group   +20 more
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Satisfaction of Patients and their Relatives with Ambulance Services

, 2021
Ahmet Önder PORSUK, Çiğdem Cerit
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Israel's Post‐War Healthcare Obligations

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Since the beginning of the Israel–Hamas war in 2023, the healthcare infrastructure within Gaza has been dismantled. While international humanitarian law mandates distinction between lawful targets (combatants and military objectives) and non‐lawful targets (civilians and civilian objects), and acknowledging the inherent complexities of ...
Daniel J. Hurst, Christopher A. Bobier
wiley   +1 more source

Regional retrospective observational analysis of the impact of enhanced care teams on trauma morbidity and mortality outcomes

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background In the UK, prehospital enhanced care teams (ECT) including Ground Emergency Medical Services or Helicopter Emergency Medical Services are staffed by doctors and critical care paramedics.
Christopher Smith, Ryan McHenry, Sarah Norman, Richard Hardern   +3 more
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What factors predict ambulance prealerts to the emergency department? Retrospective observational study from three UK ambulance services

BMJ Open
Objectives Ambulance clinicians use prealert calls to advise emergency departments (ED) of the arrival of patients requiring immediate review or intervention.
Steve Goodacre, Fiona Bell, Rachel O’Hara, Rob Spaight, Joanne Coster, Janette Turner, Alexis Foster, Esther Herbert, Richard Pilbery, Andy Rosser, Fiona C Sampson, Jamie Miles, Andrew Pountney, Peter Webster, Mark Millins, Aimee Boyd, Jaqui Long   +16 more
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Ambulance Location and Allocation considering two types of vehicles and different service providers

, 2022
Beatriz García Ramos
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The Credibility of Bioethics After the Gaza Genocide

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Between October 2023 and January 2025, the Israeli military's sustained attacks on Gaza resulted in an estimated 186,000 deaths and the systematic destruction of healthcare infrastructure. Despite the professed commitment to human dignity, justice, and the minimization of suffering within bioethics, major institutions and scholars in the field
Maide Barış, Hossein Dabbagh, Mohammad Sharif Razai, Mehmet İnanç Özekmekçi, Arianne Shahvisi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A decade of aeromedical care for the older adult: a 10-year review of Irish HEMS cases in patients aged 65 and over

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Since its inception in 2012, the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) has become a key component of Ireland’s emergency care framework, particularly in supporting access to specialised care centres for major trauma, stroke, and ST ...
Daragh Mathews, David Hennelly, Sean Underwood, Cathal O’Donnell, Siobhan Masterson, Conor Deasy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘Out of My Hands’: Palestinian Referral Care in East Jerusalem After October 7, 2023

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the moral experiences of Palestinian healthcare professionals working at a specialised referral hospital in East Jerusalem during the early months of the Gaza War. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with hospital staff providing oncology care, it analyses how understandings of what constitutes “good” care in a context of
Pieter Dronkers, Zeina Amro
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring alternative paramedic roles: a multinational mixed-methods survey

BMC Medical Education
Background While paramedicine is an evolving profession globally, there remain many disparities around titles and roles within the various jurisdictions that may not be fully captured in the literature.
Fintan Feerick, Eoin Coughlan, Shane Knox, Adrian Murphy, Ivan Grady, Conor Deasy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source