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Clinical Characteristics of Major Trauma in Older Adults at an Australian Level 1 Trauma Service: A 10‐Year Retrospective Review

open access: yesANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A shift in the age profile of major trauma patients creates new challenges to trauma system design. Examining historical trends of major trauma in older people allows us to better plan for an effective trauma system. This study explores the clinical characteristics of older adult trauma cases presenting to a level one trauma center ...
Liya Ma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Israel's Post‐War Healthcare Obligations

open access: yesBioethics, 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

The Credibility of Bioethics After the Gaza Genocide

open access: yesBioethics, 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBioethics, 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

Prehospital treatment of patients with acute intracranial pathology: adherence to guidelines and blood pressure recommendations by the Danish Air Ambulance

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Hypoxia and hypotension may be associated with secondary brain injury and negative outcomes in patients with traumatic and non-traumatic intracranial pathology.
Joachim Juelsgaard   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Should We Use Citizens' Assemblies to Make Health Policy?

open access: yesBioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article assesses the normative case for using citizens' assemblies—small deliberative forums of randomly selected citizens—in health policymaking. Although they are increasingly popular, their normative justification remains underexplored. We reconstruct three possible rationales: Norman Daniels's ‘Accountability for Reasonableness’ (A4R)
Daniel Hutton Ferris, Johannes Kniess
wiley   +1 more source

Transport of pregnant women and obstetric emergencies in India: an analysis of the ‘108’ ambulance service system data

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016
BackgroundThe transport of pregnant women to an appropriate health facility plays a pivotal role in preventing maternal deaths. In India, state-run call-centre based ambulance systems (‘108’ and ‘102’), along with district-level Janani Express and local ...
Samiksha Singh   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

open access: yesScandinavian 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   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

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