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Video-assisted versus telephone-only pediatric emergency calls: a predefined substudy of the cluster randomized CAM-VISION trial

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Assessment of pediatric emergencies by telephone is challenging and may be associated with uncertainty and overtriage. Video streaming has been introduced in emergency medical dispatch, but evidence regarding its impact in pediatric emergency ...
N. H. Bohnstedt-Pedersen, T. B. Gehrt, R. A. Blauenfeldt, U. Væggemose, M. F. Gude   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unplanned out‐of‐hospital deliveries: Insights from 3473 births of a 13‐year prospective cohort study in France

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
In this 13‐year French emergency medical service cohort of 3473 unplanned out‐of‐hospital deliveries, severe complications were uncommon but serious adverse events occurred. Prematurity and neonatal hypothermia were the main factors associated with adverse outcomes, supporting universal prehospital preparedness, thermal protection, initial hemorrhage ...
Charlène Duchanois, Cédric Laurent, Kévin Duarte, François Javaudin, Philippe Pes, Agnès Ricard‐Hibon, Thomas Bizouard, Nicolas Bounaud, Olivier Morel, Tahar Chouihed, AIE Group Investigators   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Finnish Paramedics' Self‐Assessed Competence in Paediatric and Neonatal Care: A Nationwide Survey of Education, Training and Development Needs

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore Finnish paramedics' self‐assessed competence in paediatric and neonatal care and identify educational and training needs. Methods This cross‐sectional survey included 253 graduates of Finnish bachelor‐level paramedic programmes. Data were collected between January and March 2026 using a Webropol questionnaire distributed through
Mikko Kaartinen, Emilia Laapio‐Rapi, Ilari Kuitunen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical dispatchers’ experience with live video during emergency calls: a national questionnaire study

BMC Health Services Research
Background Telehealth has become increasingly essential in healthcare provision, also in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS), where live video is implemented as a supplemental tool to assess and triage medical emergency calls.
Natascha H Bohnstedt-Pedersen, Gitte Linderoth, Barbara Helios, Helle C Christensen, Britta K Thomsen, Lisbeth Bekker, Jannie K B Gram, Ulla Vaeggemose, Tine B Gehrt   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The operational effectiveness of a full capacity protocol to ease crowding at an emergency department

Decision Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Using detailed timestamp data for patient visits and laboratory test orders from the emergency department (ED) of a large, urban, teaching hospital in the United States, we examine the operational effectiveness of the full capacity protocol (FCP), a set of temporary hospital‐wide guidelines that seek to alleviate crowding at the ED.
Lu Wang, Mazhar Arikan, Suman Mallik
wiley   +1 more source

Accuracy of Emergency Medical Services Dispatcher and Crew Diagnosis of Stroke in Clinical Practice

Frontiers in Neurology, 2017
BackgroundAccurate recognition of stroke symptoms by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is necessary for timely care of acute stroke patients. We assessed the accuracy of stroke diagnosis by EMS in clinical practice in a major US city.Methods and ...
Judy Jia, Roger Band, Michael E. Abboud, Michael E. Abboud, William Pajerowski, Michelle Guo, Guy David, Guy David, C. Crawford Mechem, C. Crawford Mechem, Steven R. Messé, Brendan G. Carr, Michael T. Mullen, Michael T. Mullen   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

100 Years of von Willebrand Disease (VWD): Comparison of Historical and Contemporary von Willebrand Factor (VWF) Activity Assays in the Laboratory Identification of VWD

Haemophilia, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a prevalent bleeding disorder resulting from deficiencies and/or defects in von Willebrand factor (VWF). Accurately diagnosing VWD, particularly distinguishing between qualitative defects (types 2A, 2B, 2 M, and 2N) and quantitative defects (types 1 and 3), poses challenges that have significant ...
Emmanuel J. Favaloro, Sandya Arunachalam, Mahzuza Salwa, Ronny Vong, Leonardo Pasalic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Video livestreaming from medical emergency callers’ smartphones to emergency medical dispatch centres: a scoping review of current uses, opportunities, and challenges

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Timely dispatch of appropriate emergency medical services (EMS) resources to the scene of medical incidents, and/or provision of treatment at the scene by bystanders and medical emergency lay callers (referred to as ‘callers’ in this review ...
Carin Magnusson, Lucie Ollis, Scott Munro, Jill Maben, Anthony Coe, Oliver Fitzgerald, Cath Taylor   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Violence Against Emergency Department Healthcare Workers: A Nationwide Retrospective Descriptive Study of Criminal Court Judgements

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To characterize the patterns and characteristics of violence against healthcare workers in emergency departments (EDs) by analysing criminal court judgements. Design Retrospective descriptive study. Methods We analysed 484 lawsuits adjudicated between 2018 and 2022, retrieved from the Korean Supreme Court's Written Judgement Management ...
Sungkyoung Choi, SuHwan Shin, Won Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Between Citizenship and Solidarity: PRC and ROC Constructions of the Chinese Diaspora in the 1998 Anti‐Chinese Riots in Indonesia

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The May 1998 anti‐Chinese riots in Indonesia tested how states claiming ties to a transnational ethnic community define responsibility during crises. This article compares how the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC, Taiwan) constructed obligations towards the Chinese diaspora following the violence.
Judy Yi‐nga Lee
wiley   +1 more source