Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster +4 more
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Stroke-related knowledge and warning signs and its association with seeking emergency medical service among urban and rural residents in Huanggang, China. [PDF]
J Educ Health PromotWu X, Somdee T, Yangyuen S.
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington +2 more
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Emergency medical service interventions and experiences during pandemics: A scoping review. [PDF]
PLoS OneLaparidou D +6 more
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The Legislation for Providing Animal Access in Australian Residential Aged Care: It's Not a Zoo
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Providing meaningful animal contact to residential aged care facility (RACF) residents is problematic due to a lack of animal policies and National Guidelines. This paper examines how Australian Legislation could influence access to animal contact in RACFs and aims to answer the question, ‘Could current Legislation facilitate the development ...
Wendy Newton +2 more
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Introducing an on-site Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) physician at the Emergency Medical Communication Centre - implications for dispatch precision at a Norwegian HEMS base. [PDF]
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg MedUlvin OE +3 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Data from Emergency Medical Service Activities: A Novel Approach to Monitoring COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases. [PDF]
Diagnostics (Basel)Del Re D +6 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Alcohol and other drug‐facilitated sexual violence can have significant impacts on victim‐survivors, yet little is known about what support service providers offer them. To understand the experiences and perceptions of service providers, interviews with counsellors, health workers, forensic toxicologists and harm reduction workers were ...
Jessica Ison +5 more
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Assessing the Effect of a Pandemic on Emergency Medical Service Response Times and Interventions for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. [PDF]
CureusNakamura A, Odo M.
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