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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2021 Objectives Ambulance officers administering methoxyflurane as an inhalational analgesic may be exposed to trace vapor. Fluoride is a methoxyflurane metabolite, and has been associated with acute renal failure in anesthesia patients and skeletal fluorosis
Serah Joan Allison +3 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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Factors associated with utilization of motorcycle ambulances by pregnant women in rural eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2016 This article reports the evidence suggests that use of motorcycle ambulances can help to improve health facility deliveries; however, few studies have explored the motivators for and barriers to their usage.
Joseph K. B. Matovu, Rogers Ssebunya
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Quality management of timely provision of medical care
Статистика и экономика, 2016 The article examines one of the key factors that affect the quality of medical care – the timeliness of medical care. Actuality and necessity of this research emerged in the lack of attention of health authorities, of the scientific community to study ...
Anatoliy M. Babich +1 more
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BMJ, 1978 In a randomised prospective study of 68 women in spontaneous labour half were allocated to an ambulant group and half to a recumbent group. The duration of labour was significantly shorter, the need for analgesia significantly less, and the incidence of fetal heart abnormalities significantly smaller in the ambulant group than in the recumbent group ...
A M, Flynn +3 more
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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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Drivers of ‘clinically unnecessary’ use of emergency and urgent care: the DEUCE mixed-methods study
Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020 Background: There is widespread concern about the pressure on emergency and urgent services in the UK, particularly emergency ambulances, emergency departments and same-day general practitioner appointments.
Alicia O’Cathain +16 more
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Performance evaluation of motorlance in the Pre-hospital Emergency System of Tabriz City 2018-2021 [PDF]
مجله پزشکی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریزBackground. Studies have shown that the application of motorcycles in the pre-hospital emergency services in an urban environment improves the time index and the quality of services.
Alireza Ghanbari Gharibdoosti +5 more
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Sustaining a New Model of Acute Stroke Care: A Mixed-Method Process Evaluation of the Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2023 Background Internationally, Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) ambulances have changed pre-hospital acute stroke care delivery. MSU clinical and cost-effectiveness studies are emerging, but little is known about important factors for achieving sustainability of ...
Kathleen L. Bagot +18 more
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