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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Background: The contamination of ambulances with pathogenic agents represents a potential threat for the public health, not only for common pathogens but also for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Z. Michelini +14 more
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Construction and validation of checklist for disinfecting ambulances to transport Covid-19 patients.
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2021 OBJECTIVE To build and validate a checklist for disinfecting ambulances transporting patients with Covid-19. METHOD Methodological study composed by the construction of a checklist and validation by 42 professionals, of which 35 professionals had ...
Ana Carla Silva Alexandre +5 more
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Little is known of ambulance professionals’ work practices regarding the use of medical records, their communication with patients, before and during hand over to Emergency Departments (ED).
Frederikke Bøgh Jensen +5 more
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Innovation in the use of motor ambulance for prehospital emergency care
Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2019 BACKGROUND: Prehospital emergency care system is one of the important parts of the health system. Heavy traffic, increasing urban population, and growing demands for prehospital emergency services are challenges faced by this section of the health system.
Mehdi Jafari +3 more
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Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2019 Objective To describe available facilities and equipment in ambulances, to provide essential emergency care, which transport patients to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka Methods A descriptive cross-sectional hospital based study was carried out at the
Gangadevi Nandasena, Chrisantha Abeysena
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Pre-hospital emergency care system: Utilization of ambulance services in Nairobi county
Emergency Care Journal, 2021 Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is the system that organizes all aspects of medical care provided to patients in the pre-hospital environment and emergency department within hospitals.
Felistus Ndanu Musyoka +1 more
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World’s First 24/7 Mobile Stroke Unit: Initial 6-Month Experience at Mercy Health in Toledo, Ohio
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 Background and purposeAs the fourth mobile stroke unit (MSU) in the nation, and the first 24/7 unit worldwide, we review our initial experience with the Mercy Health MSU and institutional protocols implemented to facilitate rapid treatment of acute ...
Eugene Lin +4 more
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BMJ Open, 2020 Objective To examine the impact of a 5-week national lockdown on ambulance service demand during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Design A descriptive cross-sectional, observational study. Setting High-quality data from ambulance electronic clinical
B. Dicker +8 more
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The Pattern of Pre-hospital Medical Service Delivery in Iran; a Cross Sectional Study
Emergency, 2017 Introduction: Pre-hospital emergency systems provide service by Franco-German and Anglo American models. This study was carried out to compare the Iranian emergency medical service (EMS) with the two models regarding timing and equipment.
Mashyaneh Haddadi +3 more
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Developing a prehospital care service in a low‐resource setting: Barriers and solutions
Health Science Reports, 2023 Prehospital care (PHC) is critical to the comprehensive and effective functioning of a healthcare system. Given the disproportionate burden of both communicable and non‐communicable diseases in low‐income nations, its significance cannot be understated ...
Berjo D. Takoutsing, Yvan Zolo
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