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Analysis of the emergency medical service call centre actions in patients with cardiac arrest [PDF]

Scripta Medica, 2021
Background/Aim: Cardiac arrest (CA) is a leading cause of mortality in the last forty years worldwide. Immediately initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves chances for survival.
Jokšić-Mazinjanin Radojka, Đuričin Aleksandar, Jokšić-Zelić Milena, Šaponja Predrag, Saravolac Siniša, Gojković Zoran, Vasović Velibor, Mikov Momir   +7 more
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Dispatcher Assistance in Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: Approaches for Diagnosing Cardiac Arrest by Telephone

Неотложная медицинская помощь, 2019
Rapid recognition of cardiac arrest based on the data reported by a bystander, and delivering telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructions by emergency medical services (EMS) dispatcher promote timely provision of frst aid by people who witness ...
A. A. Birkun, L. I. Dezhurny
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Emergency medical dispatchers’ ability to identify large vessel occlusion stroke during emergency calls

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background In acute ischemic stroke, conjugated eye deviation (CED) is an evident sign of cortical ischemia and large vessel occlusion (LVO). We aimed to determine if an emergency dispatcher can recognise LVO stroke during an emergency call by asking the
Pauli E. T. Vuorinen, Jyrki P. J. Ollikainen, Pasi A. Ketola, Riikka-Liisa K. Vuorinen, Piritta A. Setälä, Sanna E. Hoppu   +5 more
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The problem of medical dispatchers’ responsibility functioning in the emergency medical services system

Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology, 2014
Aim of the study : Deaths due to inappropriate functioning of the emergency medical services system, as recently described by Polish mass media, has drawn the attention of society to the activities of medical dispatchers.
Czesław Chowaniec, Małgorzata Łada, Katarzyna Wajda-Drzewiecka, Rafał Skowronek, Artur Drzewiecki   +4 more
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Importance of introducing a unique protocol of call receiving work of the department for emergency medical service [PDF]

ABC: časopis urgentne medicine, 2016
Aim: The aim is to point out to existence of need of introducing a unique protocol of call receiving in work of the department for emergency medical service in order to increase a degree of sensitivity of dispatcher anamnesis.
Stanimirović Marijana, Tadić Milorad
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A registry-based observational study comparing emergency calls assessed by emergency medical dispatchers with and without support by registered nurses

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background The requirement concerning formal education for emergency medical dispatcher (EMD) is debated and varies, both nationally and internationally.
Klara Torlén Wennlund, Lisa Kurland, Knut Olanders, Maaret Castrén, Katarina Bohm   +4 more
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Emergency Stroke Calls: Obtaining Rapid Telephone Triage (ESCORTT) – a programme of research to facilitate recognition of stroke by emergency medical dispatchers

Programme Grants for Applied Research, 2014
Background: Rapid access to emergency stroke care can reduce death and disability by enabling immediate provision of interventions such as thrombolysis, physiological monitoring and stabilisation.
Caroline L Watkins, Stephanie P Jones, Michael J Leathley, Gary A Ford, Tom Quinn, Joanna J McAdam, Josephine ME Gibson, Kevin C Mackway-Jones, Stuart Durham, David Britt, Sara Morris, Mark O’Donnell, Hedley CA Emsley, Shuja Punekar, Anil Sharma, Chris J Sutton   +15 more
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Plasma‐Engineered Polyethylene‐Reinforced Anion Exchange Membranes With Low Ionic Resistance and Low Hydrogen Crossover for Water Electrolysis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Oxygen plasma functionalizes porous polyethylene, enabling complete hydrocarbon ionomer infiltration within a dense submicron pore network. The resulting reinforced composite membrane simultaneously enhances mechanical robustness and suppresses hydrogen permeation at ultrathin thickness. An integrated performance index confirms the effectiveness of the
Sungjun Kim, Yeram Shin, Minseop So, Jungwon An, Dong‐Chan Kim, Jang Yong Lee, Segeun Jang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swedish dispatchers’ compliance with the American Heart Association performance goals for dispatch-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation and its association with survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A retrospective study

Resuscitation Plus, 2022
Aim: We aimed 1) to investigate how Swedish dispatchers perform during emergency calls in accordance with the American Heart Association (AHA) goals for dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR), 2) calculate the potential impact on 30 ...
Fredrik Byrsell, Andreas Claesson, Martin Jonsson, Mattias Ringh, Leif Svensson, Per Nordberg, Sune Forsberg, Jacob Hollenberg, Anette Nord   +8 more
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Presumptive Coverage Policies and Workers’ Compensation of Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Mental Health Conditions: A Retrospective Time‐Series Study in Canada 2001–2019

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The impact of presumptive coverage policies for work‐related mental health disorders has not been extensively studied to date. Using data from the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC), our objectives were to describe the evolution of compensated mental health conditions, and to explore the association ...
Quentin Durand‐Moreau, Alexis Descatha, Anil Adisesh, Peter Smith   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source