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The Hong Kong emergency medical services system: A scoping review
Hong Kong Journal of Emergency MedicineIntroduction Hong Kong's emergency medical services (EMS) system has been developing since the late nineteenth century and has evolved over the years to form a complex system with multiple organisations providing prehospital emergency care to the ...
Lancelot Hei Lok Leung +4 more
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PLANNING AMBULANCE SERVICES FOR A RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE DISTRICT [PDF]
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Doeksen, Gerald A. +2 more
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ANZ 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
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ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Rural residents are more likely to suffer moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and experience delay to definitive care than urban patients. Prior studies comparing these populations were based on hospitalised patients only. We examined TBI outcomes incorporating pre‐hospital mortality to determine the association between
Gareth Rutter +4 more
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Hong Kong Journal of Emergency MedicineIntroduction 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 +8 more
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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
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The Impact of Information Technology on Emergency Health Care Outcomes [PDF]
This paper analyzes the productivity of technology and job design in emergency response systems, or 911 systems.' During the 1990s, many 911 systems adopted Enhanced 911' (E911), where information technology is used to link automatic caller ...
Scott Stern, Susan Athey
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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 +4 more
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‘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
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, 2010 The work of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) is often the difference between life and death for a patient. EMTs respond to various medical emergencies including car accidents, heart attacks, slips and falls of the elderly, childbirth, and gunshot ...
Mietlicki, Robert
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