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At-a-glance - What can paramedic data tell us about the opioid crisis in Canada?

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2018
The nature of Canada’s opioid crisis necessitates additional data sources that can provide a more comprehensive picture of the epidemic, in order to provide public health officials and decision-makers with a robust evidence base. Paramedic data provide a
Minh T. Do, Greg Furlong, Micah Rietschlin, Matthew Leyenaar, Michael Nolan, Pierre Poirier, Brian Field, Wendy Thompson   +7 more
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Rationale and methods of an Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Community Paramedicine at Home (CP@home) program for frequent users of emergency medical services in multiple Ontario regions: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials, 2019
Background Frequent users of emergency medical services for issues that could be more appropriately managed through non-urgent care deplete the limited resources of the health-care system. Community paramedicine is an emerging field that extends the role
Gina Agarwal, Melissa Pirrie, Brent McLeod, Ricardo Angeles, Walter Tavares, Francine Marzanek, Lehana Thabane   +6 more
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Foreign body ingestions in children and adolescents: A position paper of the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) endoscopy special interest group

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a relatively frequent occurrence in the pediatric population with multiple potential sequelae. Appropriate intervention may range from urgent endoscopic retrieval to watchful waiting, with multiple variables influencing the decision.
Oren Ledder, Raoul Furlano, Alexandra Papadopoulou, Dominique Schluckebier, Andreia Nita, Christos Tzivinikos, Salvatore Oliva, Simona Faraci, Luigi Dall'oglio, Marco Deganello Saccomani, Priya Narula, Iva Hojsak, Jorge Amil Dias, Vasiliki Spyropoulou, Lorenzo Norsa, Gokhan Baysoy, Claudio Romano, Matjaž Homan, Mike Thomson   +18 more
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Redesigning paramedicine systems in Canada with “IMPACC”

Paramedicine
In this perspective, the authors argue that paramedicine's core structure and mandate (i.e., the 9-1-1 system) can innovate to better align with the needs of the public and address the evolving healthcare landscape.
Walter Tavares, Sanne Kaas-Mason, Chris Spearen, Natalie Kedzierski, Jeremy Watts, Phil Moran, Matthew S Leyenaar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

P053: Communication interruptum: cellphone technology problems in paramedic-physician communication [PDF]

CJEM, 2017
Introduction: Approximately 15 years ago cell phones replaced portable VHF radios as the means of communication between paramedics and base hospital physicians. Cellphones, like VHF radio, do not allow voice transmission and reception to occur simultaneously.
D. Eby, J. Woods
openaire   +1 more source

Physical Activity and Exercise for People with Parkinson's Disease: The Past, Present, and Future

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract This invited perspective paper celebrating the 40th anniversary of Movement Disorders demonstrates that the topic of physical activity and exercise as a treatment for Parkinson's disease did not feature before 2002 in this journal. The topic of physical activity and exercise garnered increasing recognition over the next two decades with ...
Daniel M. Corcos, Miranda J. Munoz, Niyati Mehta, Kathleen E. McKee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relevance of assessment items in community paramedicine home visit programmes: results of a modified Delphi study

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective Guidelines for a structured assessment in community paramedicine home visit programmes have not been established and evidence to inform their creation is lacking.
Gina Agarwal, Matthew S Leyenaar, Michael Nolan, Walter Tavares, Andrew P Costa, Samir K Sinha, Amir Allana   +6 more
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A New Social Life Cycle Assessment Framework: An AI‐Driven Optimization Approach and Application

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social life cycle assessment (SLCA) has increasingly been acknowledged as a tool for assessing the societal impacts of services and products. However, the fragmented nature of current approaches makes it difficult to compare this concept and its practical applications.
Flavio Vassallo Mattos, João Luiz Calmon, Alencar Bravo, Darli Vieira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the road: Partnering with community emergency medical services to expand access to clinical trials

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Traditional site-based clinical trials impose substantial logistical burdens that limit participation among individuals with geographic, mobility, transportation, and socioeconomic constraints, thereby undermining research equity and generalizability ...
Laurel O’Connor, Alex Ulintz, Joel Rowe, Peter K. Lindenauer, Apurv Soni   +4 more
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Emergency Care Needs in an Asymmetric Conflict: A Facility‐Based Cohort Study From Israel on October 7, 2023

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
In an armed conflict with loss of territorial control and reduced EMS access, healthcare planners may need to anticipate significant prehospital death and that many patients arrive at hospital informally. ABSTRACT Background Due to the deteriorating global security situation, many countries are preparing their health systems for armed conflict. Wartime
Maximilian P. Nerlander, Mohammad Abu Issa, Mor Saban, Gili Givaty, Yaniv Ovadia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source