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To Evaluate Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Performed At Scene and During Transport After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Crossover Trial

The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health
Background: High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential to improve survival rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Previous research suggests that the quality of CPR may decline during ambulance transport.
Maya Almutairi, Rahaf Margushi, Shahad Alotaibi, Khadijah Banjar, Adel Alanazi, Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah, Bandr Mzahim   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Hospital readmission risk prediction based on claims data available at admission: a pilot study in Switzerland

BMJ Open, 2019
ObjectivesEvaluating whether future studies to develop prediction models for early readmissions based on health insurance claims data available at the time of a hospitalisation are worthwhile.DesignRetrospective cohort study of hospital admissions with ...
Yu Cao, Yanni Lei, Fangchao Liu, Shiyu Shao, Jue Liu, Dongni Nie, Nannan Yang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population ageing and injurious falls among one million elderly people who used emergency medical services from 2010 to 2017 in Beijing, China: a longitudinal observational study

BMJ Open, 2019
ObjectivesTo access the epidemiological characteristics of elderly people using emergency medical services (EMS) in Beijing, as a consequence of injurious falls, and the association between an ageing population and injurious falls.DesignA longitudinal ...
Yu Cao, Yanni Lei, Fangchao Liu, Shiyu Shao, Jue Liu, Dongni Nie, Nannan Yang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nine golden codes: improving the accuracy of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch—a retrospective, multi-organisational study in the East of England

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a limited and expensive resource, and should be intelligently tasked. HEMS dispatch was identified as a key research priority in 2011, with a call to identify a ‘general set of criteria with the
Christopher T. Edmunds, Kate Lachowycz, Sarah McLachlan, Andrew Downes, Andrew Smith, Rob Major, Edward B. G. Barnard   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helicopter emergency medical service dispatch in older trauma: time to reconsider the trigger?

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) respond to serious trauma and medical emergencies. Geographical disparity and the regionalisation of trauma systems can complicate accurate HEMS dispatch.
J. E. Griggs, J. W. Barrett, E. ter Avest, R. de Coverly, M. Nelson, J. Williams, R. M. Lyon, on behalf of Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Training emergency services’ dispatchers to recognise stroke: an interrupted time-series analysis [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Stroke is a time-dependent medical emergency in which early presentation to specialist care reduces death and dependency. Up to 70% of all stroke patients obtain first medical contact from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
A Berglund, A Worster, AD Lopez, AK Wagner, AW Wojner-Alexandrov, BH Buck, Caroline L Watkins, CD Deakin, Chris J Sutton, Department of Health, EH Gilbert, European Stroke Organization (ESO) Executive Committee and the ESO Writing Committee, Gary A Ford, Michael J Leathley, P Ramanujam, R Kothari, R Kothari, SP Jones, SP Jones, SP Jones, Stephanie P Jones, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group, Tom Quinn   +22 more
core   +1 more source

Stress and salivary cortisol in emergency medical dispatchers: A randomized shifts control trial.

PLoS ONE, 2017
Stress at work is a public health concern. Phone operators in emergency medical dispatch centers are particularly at risk. We aimed to demonstrate that the most stressful time for emergency medical dispatchers is the shift when they receive emergency ...
Sarah Bedini, François Braun, Laurence Weibel, Michel Aussedat, Bruno Pereira, Frédéric Dutheil   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences between the dispatch priority assessments of emergency medical dispatchers and emergency medical services: a prospective register-based study in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Responsive and efficient emergency medical services (EMS) require accurate telephone triage. In Finland, such services are provided by Emergency Response Centre Agency (ERC Agency).
Tomi Salminen, Kaius Kaartinen, Mervi Roos, Verna Vaajanen, Ari Ekstrand, Piritta Setälä, Sanna Hoppu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency physician’s dispatch by a paramedic-staffed emergency medical communication centre: sensitivity, specificity and search for a reference standard

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Some emergency medical systems (EMS) use a dispatch centre where nurses or paramedics assess emergency calls and dispatch ambulances. Paramedics may also provide the first tier of care “in the field”, with the second tier being an Emergency ...
Victor Nathan Chappuis, Hélène Deham, Philippe Cottet, Birgit Andrea Gartner, François Pierre Sarasin, Marc Niquille, Laurent Suppan, Robert Larribau   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stroke identification by criteria based dispatch - a register based study [PDF]

, 2017
Source at https://doi.org/10.1111/aas.13032. Background: Rapid and precise dispatch of resources is a key element in pre‐hospital emergency medicine. Emergency medical communication centres (EMCCs) dispatch resources based on protocols and guidelines ...
Ellensen, Eirin Nybø, Hunskaar, Steinar, Næss, Halvor, Wisborg, Torben, Zakariassen, Erik   +4 more
core   +1 more source