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Emergency ambulance service involvement with residential care homes in the support of older people with dementia : an observational study [PDF]

, 2014
© 2014 Amador et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
A Gruneir, A Gruneir, AC Bebbington, ACL Ong, C Girio-Fragkoulakis, C Goodman, Care Quality Commission, CE Stephens, Claire Goodman, Derek King, Elspeth Mathie, Ina Machen, J Beecham, JS Mitchell, L Carter, M Kirsebom, MA Becker, Natasha Elmore, NJ Nagelkerke, P Parsons, RJ Ackermann, S Godden, Sarah Amador, Steve Iliffe, T Quinn, ᅟ   +25 more
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Drug-free tracheal intubation by specialist paramedics (critical care) in a United Kingdom ambulance service: a service evaluation

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Drug-free tracheal intubation has been a common intervention in the context of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for many years, however its use by paramedics has recently been the subject of much debate.
Silas Houghton Budd, Eleanor Alexander-Elborough, Richard Brandon, Chris Fudge, Scott Hardy, Laura Hopkins, Ben Paul, Sloane Philips, Sarah Thatcher, Paul Winsor   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computer assisted assessment and advice for "non-serious" 999 ambulance service callers : the potential impact on ambulance despatch [PDF]

, 2003
Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and triage for callers who present with non-serious problems (Category C calls) as classified by ambulance service call takers.
Dale, Jeremy, Higgins, J., Williams, S., Foster, T., Snooks, Helen, Crouch, R., Hartley-Sharpe, C., Glucksman, E., Hooper, R., George, S.   +9 more
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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

Development of a Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) for use in the ambulance service [PDF]

, 2015
Background NHS health policy emphasises the crucial role of patient experience as a core component of high quality care, alongside effectiveness and safety. Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) measure patients’ experiences with their healthcare.
Siriwardena, A. Niroshan, Togher, Fiona, Windle, Karen   +2 more
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Non-conveyance in the ambulance service: a population-based cohort study in Stockholm, Sweden

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives Non-conveyed patients represent a significant proportion of all patients cared for by ambulance services in the western world. However, scientific knowledge on non-conveyance is sparse.
J. Lederman, V. Lindström, C. Elmqvist, Caroline Löfvenmark, T. Djärv   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Lagos state ambulance service: a performance evaluation

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2020
Objectives The mortality rate from road traffic accidents (RTAs) in Nigeria is almost double that of the USA. In Nigeria, the first emergency medical services (EMS) system was established in March 2001, The Lagos State Ambulance Service (LASAMBUS).
Chinmayee Venkatraman, A. O. Odusola, Chenchita Malolan, Olusegun Kola-Korolo, O. Olaomi, J. Idris, F. Nwariaku   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Suicide among ambulance service staff: a review of coroner and employment records

British Paramedic Journal, 2020
Background: There is growing evidence to suggest that ambulance service staff may be at increased risk for suicide; however, few studies have explored risk factors within this occupational group.
Becky Mars, Kelly Hird, F. Bell, Cathryn James, D. Gunnell   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What clinical crew competencies and qualifications are required for helicopter emergency medical services? A review of the literature

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Patients served by Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) tend to be acutely injured or unwell and in need of stabilisation followed by rapid and safe transport. It is therefore hypothesised that a particular clinical crew composition is
Siobhán Masterson, Conor Deasy, Mark Doyle, David Hennelly, Shane Knox, Jan Sorensen   +5 more
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The association between geospatial and temporal factors and pre-hospital response to major trauma: a retrospective cohort study in the North of England

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Major trauma is a leading cause of premature death and disability worldwide, and many healthcare systems seek to improve outcomes following severe injury with provision of pre-hospital critical care.
Ryan D McHenry, Christopher A Smith
doaj   +1 more source