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Application of the emergency medical services trigger tool to measure adverse events in prehospital emergency care: a time series analysis

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Emergency Care has previously been identified as an area of significant concern regarding the prevalence of Adverse Events (AEs). However, the majority of this focus has been on the in-hospital setting, with little understanding of the ...
Ian Howard, Bernard Pillay, Nicholas Castle, Loua Al Shaikh, Robert Owen, David Williams   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The golden circle: A way of arguing and acting about technology in the London ambulance service [PDF]

, 2002
This paper analyses the way in which the London Ambulance Service recovered from the events of October 1992, when it implemented a computer-aided despatch system (LASCAD) that remained in service for less than two weeks.
A Giddens, A Giddens, A Pettigrew, A Pettigrew, B Latour, B Latour, B Latour, B Latour, B Latour, C Ciborra, D Knights, D Knights, D Wastell, G Walsham, G Walsham, G Walsham, H Collins, H Harbers, J Law, J Law, J Law, J Law, K Mcgrath, K Weick, K Weick, L Introna, L Winner, M Callon, M Callon, M Callon, M Foucault, M Foucault, M Heidegger, M Hougham, M Reed, P Beynon-Davies, R Hull, S Fineman   +37 more
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Parents' WhatsApp coping resources in the context of ongoing political conflicts: An ecological exploration

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mobile technologies have become significant resources for crisis communication and social support in recent years. However, despite empirical evidence pointing to the centrality of these technologies for parenthood in everyday life, it is yet unknown how parents' coping resources play a role in the digital environment.
Daphna Yeshua‐Katz, Stav Shapira, Orna Braun‐Lewensohn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring factors influencing time from dispatch to unit availability according to the transport decision in the pre-hospital setting: an exploratory study

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Efficient resource distribution is important. Despite extensive research on response timings within ambulance services, nuances of time from unit dispatch to becoming available still need to be explored.
Hassan Farhat, Ahmed Makhlouf, Padarath Gangaram, Kawther El Aifa, Mohamed Chaker Khenissi, Ian Howland, Cyrine Abid, Andre Jones, Ian Howard, Nicholas Castle, Loua Al Shaikh, Moncef Khadhraoui, Imed Gargouri, James Laughton, Guillaume Alinier   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Implementation of a Community Paramedicine Program in Rural United States

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Community paramedicine (CP) is an innovative care model focused on medical management for patients suffering from chronic diseases or other conditions that result in over-utilization of healthcare services.
Lucas A. Myers, Peter N. Carlson, Paul W. Krantz, Hannah L. Johnson, Matthew D. Will, Tasha M. Bjork, Marlene Dirkes, Justin E. Bowe, Kirk A. Gunderson, Christopher S. Russi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Alternatives to direct emergency department conveyance of ambulance patients: a scoping review of the evidence

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The role of ambulance services is shifting, due in part to more intermediate, non-urgent patients who do not require direct emergency department conveyance, yet who cannot be safely left at home alone.
Joanna M. Blodgett, Duncan J. Robertson, Elspeth Pennington, David Ratcliffe, Kenneth Rockwood   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the Housing and Support Experience of People With Complex Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Analysis of Submissions to the Disability Royal Commission

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz, Fiona Carey, Libby Witts, Jessie Spence, Peter Mulherin, Megan Topping, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe, Non‐apneic Respiratory Dysfunction and Hypoxia following Generalized Convulsive Seizures

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a devastating consequence of some generalized convulsive seizures (GCS). Recent work has focused on seizure related apnea as a biomarker of SUDEP risk, frequently without characterizing the adequacy of non‐apneic ventilation or identifying other dysfunctional breathing patterns.
Haley E. Pysick, Rup K. Sainju, Roshni Nair, Deidre N. Dragon, Eduardo Bravo, Laura Vilella, Xiaojin Li, Samden D. Lhatoo, George B. Richerson, Brian K. Gehlbach   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Care Handover (ECHO study) across care boundaries : the need for joint decision making and consideration of psychosocial history [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Inadequate handover in emergency care is a threat to patient safety. Handover across care boundaries poses particular problems due to different professional, organisational and cultural backgrounds.
Apker, Arora, Banerjee, Behara, Bomba, Bost, Catchpole, Cheung, Cohen, Haig, Hilligoss, Hodges, Institute of Medicine, Johnson, Laurence Fitton, Mark A Sujan, Matthew Inada-Kim, Matthew W Cooke, Michelle Rudd, O'Leary, Patterson, Peter Chessum, Peter Spurgeon, Petersen, Pope, Pothier, Raduma-Tomas, Solet, Talbot, Ye   +29 more
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In‐hospital outcomes of lacosamide versus levetiracetam for early adjunctive treatment of status epilepticus: A Nationwide Japanese retrospective cohort study

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is a neurological emergency requiring immediate treatment. Although intravenous lacosamide (LCM) is used for the management of epilepsy, its effectiveness in treating SE remains unclear. We aimed to compare the in‐hospital outcomes between intravenous LCM and levetiracetam (LEV) as an early adjunctive therapy ...
Yumiko Nakamura, Shotaro Aso, Hideo Yasunaga, Hiroki Matsui, Yuichiro Shirota, Masashi Hamada, Kiyohide Fushimi, Tatsushi Toda, Satoshi Kodama   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source