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Challenges of cooperation between the pre-hospital and in-hospital emergency services in the handover of victims of road traffic accidents: A qualitative study

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2019
Objective. To take a deep look at the challenges of cooperation between the pre-hospital and in-hospital emergency services in the handover of victims of road traffic accidents. Methods.
Hasan Jamshidi, Reza Khani Jazani, Ahmad Alibabaei, Shahram Alamdari, Majid Najafi Kalyani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changes in demand for emergency ambulances during a nationwide lockdown that resulted in elimination of COVID-19: an observational study from New Zealand

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
Bridget Dicker, A. Swain, V. Todd, B. Tunnage, Emma McConachy, Haydn Drake, Michelle Brett, D. Spearing, G. Howie   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Occupational accidents among ambulance drivers in the emergency relief Accidentes del trabajo de conductores de ambulancia que brindan atención de urgencia Acidentes de trabalho com motoristas de ambulâncias que realizam socorro de urgência

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2007
We analyzed the occurrence of occupational accidents (OA) among ambulance drivers in Emergency Relief (ER), with a view to disclosing the types of events and their causes.
Elisabete Takeda, Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz Robazzi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public awareness of emergency medical services phone number

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background: Activating the emergency medical services (EMS) system in case of medical emergencies must be quick and precise. This study was designed to measure public awareness of Riyadh's EMS phone number.
Abdullah A. Alabdali, Abdulrahman A. Alfraidi, Abdullah A. Almuhanna, Abdulwahab S. Alhamdan, Anas O. Alharbi, Ahmad A. Alshaqha, Omar S.Aldibasi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the sensitivity of emergency dispatcher and paramedic diagnosis of stroke: statewide registry linkage study

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022
Introduction Correctly identifying people with suspected stroke is essential for ensuring rapid treatment. Our aims were to determine the sensitivity of emergency dispatcher and paramedic identification of patients with stroke, the factors associated ...
Amminadab L. Eliakundu, Dominique A. Cadilhac, Joosup Kim, Monique F. Kilkenny, Kathleen L. Bagot, Emily Andrew, Shelley Cox, Christopher F. Bladin, Michael Stephenson, Lauren Pesavento, Lauren Sanders, Ben Clissold, Henry Ma, Karen Smith   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Victoria Calderon, Julie Goins-Whitmore, Vibhav Bansal, Osama Zaidat   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic review of trends in emergency department attendances : an Australian perspective [PDF]

, 2011
Emergency departments (EDs) in many developed countries are experiencing increasing pressure due to rising numbers of patient presentations and emergency admissions. Reported increases range up to 7% annually. Together with limited inpatient bed capacity,
Cameron, Peter, Cooke, Matthew, Curtis, Andrea J., Lowthian, Judy A., McNeil, John, Stoelwinder, Johannes U.   +5 more
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GPS Tracking App for Police to Track Ambulances Carrying COVID-19 Patients for Ensuring Safe Distancing

Transactions of Indian National Academy of Engineering, 2020
The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is causing loss of lives and property all over the world. There have been more than 2.1 million cases of COVID-19 with a death of more than 1.2 lakh patients worldwide and the numbers are still rising.
Ranajoy Mallik, Dilip Sing, R. Bandyopadhyay   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Time performance of scoop stretcher versus vacuum mattress for prehospital spinal stabilization: open-label simulation-based randomized controlled trial

Emergency Care Journal
Recent research has yielded conflicting results on the use of spinal stabilization in prehospital care, with some guidelines expressing concerns about its potential lack of benefit or harm.
Loric Stuby, David Thurre
doaj   +1 more source

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, Mohammad Sarvar, Hamid Soori, Elaheh Ainy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source