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Prehospital Normoventilation in Critically Ill Anaesthetised Patients Cannot Be Reliably Monitored by Capnography—A Retrospective Observational Study

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Volume 70, Issue 8, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background End‐tidal carbon dioxide capnography (EtCO2) is widely used to guide intubated patients' ventilation. Current guidelines for prehospital advanced airway management assume a gradient of approximately 0.67 kPa between EtCO2 and arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2).
Jussi Tero, Jussi Pirneskoski, Harry Ljungqvist, Juri Laamanen, Jouni Nurmi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Hospital Residential Aged Care Home Referral: A Critical Realist Exploration of Residential Aged Care Admission Practices Directly From Hospital

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 45, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective This study explored the complex decision‐making processes underpinning hospital‐to‐permanent Residential Aged Care Home (RACH) transitions from the perspective of RACH managers. Methods Using a critical realist methodology, semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 15 RACH managers on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Angel Carrasco, Rachna Kumar, Natalia Mendez Arostica, Gunjan Patil, Hendrika Laetitia Hattingh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creating and Maintaining a "Climate-Smart" Emergency Department: A Scoping Review of Current Progress and Future Potential. [PDF]

West J Emerg Med
Moujaes L, Iuliucci K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Communities of Practice in Long‐Term Care—Exploring Frameworks, Barriers and Enablers: A Systematic Review

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 45, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objectives Communities of Practice (CoPs) offer staff an opportunity to learn with and from one another, and to explore and advance practice. This study aimed to identify the frameworks that underpin the development, operation and evaluation of CoPs, and barriers and enablers to implementing this social learning approach in long term care (LTC)
Robyn A. Smith, Sanne Peters, Noleen Bennett, Wen K. Lim, Joanne Tropea   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ambulance Responses to Falls Incidents in Queensland Residential Aged Care Facilities: Implications for Policy and Practice

Australasian Journal on Ageing, Volume 45, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Ambulance services are increasingly relied upon to provide a vital emergency point‐of‐care health service to adults who fall while living in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs). This study examined patterns of ambulance attendance to falls‐related cases among people aged 65 years and over living in RACFs. Methods We conducted an
Alexis Hughes, Florin Oprescu, Prudence Millear, Wendy Kinton, Kerrianne Watt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the level of resilience amongst critical care transport professionals in a fixed-wing air ambulance environment. [PDF]

Afr J Emerg Med
Basson K, Coetzee-Prinsloo I, van der Wath A, Masenge A.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Meaning of Establishing and Maintaining a Caring Relationship in the Prehospital Context as Experienced by Specialist Ambulance Nurses

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, Volume 40, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims and Objective The aim of the study was to explore the meaning attributed by specialist ambulance nurses to the process of establishing and maintaining a caring relationship in the prehospital context. Background Previous studies suggest that some patients may feel overlooked or not taken seriously in encounters with the ambulance service.
Andreas Rantala, Emelie Andreasson, Liza Dahlgren, Anna Forsberg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stroke care in the air: a new horizon for helicopter emergency medical services. [PDF]

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med
Hov MR, Larsen K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Volume 92, Issue 8, Page 2429-2442, August 2026.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does Delayed Response Due to Busy Ambulances Impact Risk of Death and Hospital Service Use?: A Cohort Study of 240,000 Medical Emergencies. [PDF]

Epidemiology
Asheim A, Næss LE, Krüger A, Uleberg O, Dale J, Haugland H, Ulvin OE, Nilsen SM, Waaler Bjørnelv GM, Wattø JO, Bjørngaard JH.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source