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History of the State Medical Rescue Service in Poland [PDF]

, 2020
The State Medical Rescue Service in Poland dates back to 1891, when the first ambulance service was established in Cracow. Over 129 years, the system has been fully transformed, starting with medical staff,through numbers, equipment, and modern ...
Madziala, Marcin Andrzej, Szarpak, Agnieszka   +1 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
doaj   +1 more source

Managing Local Health System Interdependencies: Referral and Outreach Systems for Maternal and Newborn Health in Three South African Districts

Systems, 2023
In complex health systems, referral and outreach systems (ROS) are formal strategies for connecting and managing interdependencies between facilities in service delivery pathways.
Helen Schneider, Solange Mianda, Willem Odendaal, Terusha Chetty   +3 more
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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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Sustaining a New Model of Acute Stroke Care: A Mixed-Method Process Evaluation of the Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2023
Background  Internationally, Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) ambulances have changed pre-hospital acute stroke care delivery. MSU clinical and cost-effectiveness studies are emerging, but little is known about important factors for achieving sustainability of ...
Kathleen L. Bagot, Tara Purvis, Shaun Hancock, Henry Zhao, Skye Coote, Damien Easton, Bruce CV Campbell, Stephen M. Davis, Geoff A. Donnan, Shane Foster, Francesca Langenberg, Karen Smith, Michael Stephenson, Stephen Bernard, Sharon McGowan, Bernard Yan, Peter Mitchell, Sandy Middleton, Dominique A. Cadilhac   +18 more
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Stroke systems of care in high-income countries: what is optimal? [PDF]

, 2020
Stroke is a complex, time-sensitive, medical emergency that requires well functioning systems of care to optimise treatment and improve patient outcomes.
Audebert, Heinrich J., Cadilhac, Dominique A., Kim, Joosup, Langhorne, Peter, Lindsay, Patrice   +4 more
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Prescription analgesic overuse in older adults: Can we mitigate this growing problem?

AGING MEDICINE, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 294-296, December 2022., 2022
With older adults already on numerous prescription medications to manage their chronic conditions, the addition of pain medications could impose an even greater burden due to dependency issues. We need to understand the use of chronic pain medication, especially opioids, discuss current strategies and gaps, and offer potential solutions to mitigate ...
Sara Kakatkar, Aditya Narayan, Rajesh Balkrishnan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of service and continuous quality improvement in voluntary medical male circumcision programme across four provinces in South Africa: Longitudinal and cross-sectional programme data

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background Recent studies in the Sub-Saharan countries in Africa have indicated gaps and challenges for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) quality of service.
Tawanda Nyengerai, Motshana Phohole, Nelson Iqaba, Constance Wose Kinge, Elizabeth Gori, Khumbulani Moyo, Charles Chasela   +6 more
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A mixed methods investigation of emergency communications centre triage in the Government Emergency Medical Services System, Cape Town, South Africa

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
In order to allocate resources in an effective manner, emergency medical services (EMS) systems use dispatch-based triaging to prioritise patients by acuity. Over-triage, wherein patients are assigned a higher priority level than necessary, can serve as a safety measure.
Jennifer L Pigoga, M.F. Alshehri, Lee A. Wallis   +2 more
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Building strength for the long haul toward liberation: What psychology can contribute to the resilience of communities targeted by state‐sanctioned violence

American Journal of Community Psychology, Volume 70, Issue 3-4, Page 475-492, December 2022., 2022
Abstract State‐sanctioned violence (SSV) has resounding effects on entire populations, and marginalized communities have long persisted in the work toward liberation despite continued SSV. This paper aims to bridge the gap between the vast scholarship on resilience and the practical challenge of sustaining and thriving in communities targeted by SSV ...
Kris T. Gebhard, Stephanie Hargrove, Tahani Chaudhry, Syeda Y. Buchwach, Lauren B. Cattaneo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source