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The competency requirements for emergency medical services call takers and dispatchers - a scoping review [PDF]

African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: : An effective Emergency Medical Service (EMS) depends on a well-functioning Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD), which influences response times, resource allocation, and patient outcomes.
Wynand Van Der Net, Andrew Makkink, Peter Hodkinson, Willem Stassen   +3 more
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Health impact assessment of decentralization of Emergency Medical Services: a case study in Chonburi Province, Thailand [PDF]

Scientific Reports
The decentralization of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to local administrative organizations is a critical policy initiative in Thailand aimed at enhancing service responsiveness and community participation.
Patchana Hengboriboonpong Jaidee, Atchara Bundittayanurak, Ratruji Jindasawat, Siriporn Wongdontree, Sunisa Sangjun, Pichitra Patipat, Manachai Yingklang   +6 more
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Analysis of factors affecting organizational engagement between pre-hospital and hospital emergency departments: a qualitative study [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine
Introduction The provision of efficient and integrated emergency services constitutes a vital cornerstone for reducing mortality rates and improving clinical outcomes for patients and casualties within complex healthcare systems.
Najmeh Baghian, Mohammad Sadegh Abolhasani, Somayeh Bagheri, Ali Zare Horoki, Adel Eftekhari   +4 more
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A Vision on Intelligent Medical Service for Emergency on 5G and 6G Communication Era [PDF]

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things, 2020
Emergency service is the most important research field for welfare of human kind. Some examples are ambulances and fire control truck. However, these conventional emergency services are not equipped with appropriate equipment to provide high QoS.
Sabuzima Nayak, Ripon Patgiri
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Public awareness of emergency medical services phone number

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background: Activating the emergency medical services (EMS) system in case of medical emergencies must be quick and precise. This study was designed to measure public awareness of Riyadh's EMS phone number.
Abdullah A. Alabdali, Abdulrahman A. Alfraidi, Abdullah A. Almuhanna, Abdulwahab S. Alhamdan, Anas O. Alharbi, Ahmad A. Alshaqha, Omar S.Aldibasi   +6 more
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Barriers and requirements in the off-line emergency medical protocols implementation in Iranian Pre-hospital system: A qualitative study

Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 2021
BACKGROUND: To avoid making decisions based on the unproven opinions of emergency medical technicians (EMTs), many emergency medical service (EMS) systems rely on emergency medical protocols.
Meysam Safi-Keykaleh, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Zohreh Ghomian, Saeideh Nateghinia, Hamid Safarpour, Reza Mohammadi   +5 more
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The effects of an emergency department length-of-stay management system on severely ill patients’ treatment outcomes

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Purpose This study aimed to compare the length of stay (LOS) and treatment outcomes based on the application and achievement of a newly developed emergency department (ED) LOS management system for severely ill patients. Methods Data were retrospectively
Young Eun Kim, Hyang Yuol Lee
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Application of Telemedicine System to Prehospital Medical Control [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2015
ObjectivesAlthough ambulance-based telemedicine has been reported to be safe and feasible, its clinical usefulness has not been well documented, and different prehospital management systems would yield different results.
Suck Ju Cho, In Ho Kwon, Jinwoo Jeong
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Validity of assistant technology for effective communication in emergency services [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to build and validate technology for communication among nurses in transition of care between pre-hospital services and emergency care through a committee of experts.
Thayse Mota Alves, Betânia da Mata Ribeiro Gomes, Marisa Aparecida Amaro Malvestio, Simone Maria Muniz da Silva Bezerra, Josivan Soares Alves Júnior, Marina Gomes Costa, Débora Regina Alves Raposo, Cosme Michael Santos Farias   +7 more
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Health Service Utilization in Hong Kong During the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Cross-sectional Public Survey [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022
BackgroundAs health systems across the world respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there is rising concern that patients without COVID-19 are not receiving timely emergency care, resulting in avoidable deaths.
Kevin KC Hung, Joseph H. Walline, Emily Ying Yang Chan, Zhe Huang, Eugene Siu Kai Lo, Eng Kiong Yeoh, Colin A. Graham   +6 more
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