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USING THE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PEOPLE ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE DEAF IN POLAND [PDF]

open access: yesModern Management Review, 2018
Implemented in Poland since 2011, the emergency notification system is primarily based on direct, telephone, verbal contact between the person making the application and the operator of the emergency number in the Emergency Response Centre (CPR), a ...
Stanislaw J. Rysz
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence and factors associated with being a victim of community assault; retrospective review of medical records in an Emergency Centre

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Community assault is an interpersonal violence frequently seen in the emergency centres around South Africa. Its aim is to inflict serious injuries to a suspected perpetrator. Data has not been published in Mamelodi Regional Hospital setting whereas the cases have been observed in the emergency centre (EC).
Ndedi Phoba, Moleen Zunza
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Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder among first aid providers

open access: yesResuscitation Plus, 2023
Background: Every year, large numbers of individuals are present or provide first aid in situations involving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, injuries, or suicides.
Anna Marie Moe Øvstebø   +4 more
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Acute chest pain - A prospective population based study of contacts to Norwegian emergency medical communication centres [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Emergency Medicine, 2011
Acute chest pain is a frequently occurring symptom in patients with medical emergencies and imposes potentially life threatening situations outside hospitals. Little is known about the epidemiology of patients with acute chest pain in a primary care setting in Norway, and we aimed to obtain more representative data on such patients using data from ...
Burman, Robert Anders   +2 more
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Pre-hospital emergency care system: Utilization of ambulance services in Nairobi county

open access: yesEmergency 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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Incidence of emergency contacts (red responses) to Norwegian emergency primary healthcare services in 2007 – a prospective observational study

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2009
Background The municipalities are responsible for the emergency primary health care services in Norway. These services include casualty clinics, primary doctors on-call and local emergency medical communication centres (LEMC).
Hansen Elisabeth   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interteam PERINAT – interprofessional team collaboration in undergraduate midwifery and medical education in the context of obstetric emergencies: Presentation of simulation scenarios and empirical evaluation results

open access: yesGMS Journal for Medical Education, 2023
To promote the expansion of interprofessional training objectives in the curriculum of health professions curriculum at the Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, the interprofessional teaching project between the Department of Obstetrics, the Skills ...
Tauscher, Anne   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A mixed methods investigation of emergency communications centre triage in the Government Emergency Medical Services System, Cape Town, South Africa

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
In order to allocate resources in an effective manner, emergency medical services (EMS) systems use dispatch-based triaging to prioritise patients by acuity. Over-triage, wherein patients are assigned a higher priority level than necessary, can serve as a safety measure.
M.F. Alshehri, J.L. Pigoga, L.A. Wallis
openaire   +3 more sources

Variations in contact patterns and dispatch guideline adherence between Norwegian emergency medical communication centres - a cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2014
The 19 Norwegian Emergency medical communication centres (EMCCs) use Norwegian Index for medical emergency assistance (Index) as dispatch guidelines. Little is known about the use of Index, nor its validity. We aimed to document the epidemiology of contacts made to the public emergency medical phone number and the operators' self-reported use of Index ...
Ellensen, Eirin Nybø   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Practical teaching in undergraduate human and dental medical training during the COVID-19 crisis. Report on the COVID-19-related transformation of peer-based teaching in the Skills Lab using an Inverted Classroom Model

open access: yesGMS Journal for Medical Education, 2021
Objective: Drastic restrictions were imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially relating to the practical training part of the undergraduate human and dental medical training.
Röhle, Anne   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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