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Most Significant Factors Affecting the Survival of Patients with Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

Albanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Introduction: Cardiac arrest, the sudden loss of heart function, often strikes without warning. Immediate medical intervention is not only critical, but it is also a lifeline for these patients.
Isuf Bajrami, Avdyl Pacolli, Amire Dragusha, Haki Dragusha, Defrim Qerimi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the Efficacy of Pulsed Biphasic Defibrillation Shocks for Treatment of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

, 2008
This study evaluates the efficacy of a Pulsed Biphasic Waveform (PBW) for treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients in ventricular fibrillation (VF).
Guy Fontaine, Irena Jekova, Jean-Philippe Didon, Johann-Jakob Schmid, Manuel Contini, Vessela Krasteva   +5 more
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Population‐Based Study Found Low Risk of Misdiagnosing Long QT Syndrome as Breath‐Holding Spells in Swedish Children

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim An electrocardiogram is commonly recommended in breath‐holding spell management, mainly to rule out long QT syndrome. This retrospective study investigated the risk of long QT syndrome being misdiagnosed as breath‐holding spells in a paediatric population in southern Sweden.
Sanna Hellström Schmidt, Ida Jeremiasen, Erik A. Eklund, Cornelis Jan Pronk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiovascular Health in Women—Across the Lifespan

Clinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity among women worldwide. However, CVD continues to be perceived as a predominantly male issue. CVD in women therefore remains understudied, underrecognized and undertreated.
Jaya Chandrasekhar, Jessica Yao, Simone Gong, Madhuka Wijayarathne, Monique Watts, Swati Mukherjee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Anxiety, Pain and Medical Emergency Management: A National Survey on 232 Italian Dental Students

European Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Anxiety, pain and medical emergencies are crucial concepts in the dental field. Dental students need training, but little is known of their competence on these topics. Aim The aim of this study was to assess the current state of Italian dental students' preparation for, attitudes to, and perceptions of medical emergency, anxiety and
Niccolò Giuseppe Armogida, Luigi Esposito, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Mariangela Cernera, Carlo Rengo, Luca Signorini, Antonino Fiorino   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Procedure Videos to Support Clinical Nurses With Rare Procedures: Impact on Anxiety and Clinical Reasoning in a Pre‐Post Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To evaluate clinical nurses' perceptions and acceptability of procedure videos developed to support them during rare clinical procedures. In addition, a secondary aim was to investigate whether these videos reduce anxiety and enhance clinical reasoning.
Jacqueline Colgan, Sarah Kourouche, Geoffrey Tofler, Kim Miles, Thomas Buckley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐term safety and efficacy of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator compared with transvenous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator in propensity score‐matched patients from Japan

Journal of Arrhythmia
Background Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (S‐ICD) has been reported to be non‐inferior to transvenous ICD (TV‐ICD) in terms of device‐related complications and inappropriate shock (IAS).
Yuki Konno, Shingo Sasaki, Yuji Ishida, Yuichi Toyama, Kimitaka Nishizaki, Takahiko Kinjo, Taihei Itoh, Masaomi Kimura, Kazufumi Kato, Toshihiro Iwasaki, Hitoshi Umezaki, Shun Hirosawa, Hirofumi Tomita   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Just be the parent

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Andrew S. Kern‐Goldberger
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating Healthcare Educators' Interprofessional Socialisation Following an Interprofessional Simulation Facilitator Training Programme: A Mixed Methods Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Interprofessional socialisation can contribute to collaborative patient care. Although there is research regarding interprofessional socialisation of healthcare students and frontline staff, there is limited literature regarding healthcare educators in practice settings.
Sara Dolan, Lorelli Nowell, Nancy Moules, Alyshah Kaba, Meredith Brockway   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skylab IMSS checklist application study for emergency medical care [PDF]

A manual is presented that provides basic technical documentation to support the operation and utilization of the Portable Ambulance Module (PAM) in the field. The PAM is designed to be used for emergency resuscitation and victim monitoring.
Carl, J. G., Furukawa, S.
core   +1 more source