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Comparison between automated external defibrillator and semi‐automated external defibrillator in pre‐hospital care

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction The defibrillation in the presence of a “shockable” rhythms in cardiac arrest are critical steps in the resuscitation of a patient. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the recognition of “shockable” rhythm and the successful abortion of ...
Jong‐Hak Park, Sung‐Hyuk Choi, Se‐Jung Ahn, Han‐Jin Cho, Dae‐Hyun Baek, Ye‐Chun Noh, Ju‐Hyun Song, Kwang‐Youel Huh, Hyo‐Chan Jeon   +8 more
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Attitude and Behavior of Road Users Responding to EMS Ambulances in Developing Countries: a Cross-sectional Study

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Emergency medical service (EMS) providers use ambulance lights and sirens (L&S) to expedite their travel and to warn road users. This study aimed to assess the attitude and behavior of road users in response to EMS ambulances with warning ...
Mahmoud T. Alwidyan, Ahmad Alrawashdeh, Alaa O. Oteir   +2 more
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Association between physician‐staffed ambulances and patient prognoses after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrests with respect to shockable and non‐shockable rhythms: a retrospective observational study in a southern area of Shiga Prefecture Japan

Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2019
Aim Out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) are a significant public health problem; to improve patients’ prognoses, various interventions, such as providing physician‐staffed ambulances, have been implemented.
Fumitaka Kato, Kazunori Fujino, Naoto Shiomi, Yutaka Eguchi   +3 more
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Ambulance [PDF]

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2017
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Identification of hazardous road locations using ambulance data

Traffic Safety Research
Background: Police underreporting of traffic crashes is a substantial challenge in Denmark, as in many other countries. Alternative data sources are highly warranted for site-specific road traffic safety work.
Anne Vingaard Olesen, Tim Alex Lindskou, Rasmus Øhlenschlæger, Torben Anders Kløjgaard, Anders Brogaard Tallaksen, Jens Lauritsen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Harry Lahrmann   +7 more
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Prehospital early warning scores for adults with suspected sepsis: the PHEWS observational cohort and decision-analytic modelling study

Health Technology Assessment
Background Guidelines for sepsis recommend treating those at highest risk within 1 hour. The emergency care system can only achieve this if sepsis is recognised and prioritised.
Steve Goodacre, Laura Sutton, Kate Ennis, Ben Thomas, Olivia Hawksworth, Khurram Iftikhar, Susan J Croft, Gordon Fuller, Simon Waterhouse, Daniel Hind, Matt Stevenson, Mike J Bradburn, Michael Smyth, Gavin D Perkins, Mark Millins, Andy Rosser, Jon Dickson, Matthew Wilson   +17 more
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The specialization of emergency medical services in Iran: A qualitative study

Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Background: The specialization of emergency medical services (EMS) in the areas of cardiac and neurological disorders, accidents, and toxicology has emerged as a recent challenge.
Habib A. Babaei, Masoud Ferdosi, Fatemeh Rezaei, Gholamraza Masoumi   +3 more
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Use of a Motorlance to Deliver Emergency Medical Services; a Prospective Cross Sectional Study

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Access time to patients with critical or emergent situations outside the hospital is a critical factor that affects both severity of injury and survival.
Korakot Apiratwarakul, Kamonwon Ienghong, Thapanawong Mitsungnern, Praew Kotruchin, Pariwat Phungoen, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi   +5 more
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Ambulance Crash During Emergency Operation in Iran: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

Health in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly
Background: Due to the nature of emergency medical services (EMS) and the rush to provide emergency services, ambulance crashes (ACs) occur more frequently and more severely than crashes related to vehicles with similar size and weight characteristics ...
Rahim Ali Sheikhi, Mohammad Heidari, Hamid Jafari, Sadegh Heydarpoor, Salman Yadollahi   +4 more
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Recruitment capacity and operational barriers to prehospital cardiac electrical biomarker acquisition: an ambulance-based pilot study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Background In prehospital settings, myocardial infarction (MI) diagnosis relies on symptoms and electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis. The cardiac electrical biomarker (CEB) has been developed to quantify abnormal multipolar electrical activity through a 12 ...
Aurèle Nicolet, Laurent Suppan, Loric Stuby   +2 more
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