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Improving the relational aspects of trauma care through translational simulation [PDF]

open access: yesAdvances in Simulation, 2019
Background Major trauma care is complex and requires individuals and teams to perform together in time critical, high-stakes situations. Scenario-based simulation is well established as a strategy for trauma teamwork improvement, but its role in the ...
Victoria Brazil   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Smart hospital emergency system via mobile-based requesting services [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In recent years, the UK’s emergency call and response has shown elements of great strain as of today. The strain on emergency call systems estimated by a 9 million calls (including both landline and mobile) made in 2014 alone.
Al-Khafajiy, Mohammed   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A feasibility study for the provision of electronic healthcare tools and services in areas of Greece, Cyprus and Italy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: Through this paper, we present the initial steps for the creation of an integrated platform for the provision of a series of eHealth tools and services to both citizens and travelers in isolated areas of thesoutheast Mediterranean, and on ...
Androulidakis, Aggelos   +10 more
core   +7 more sources

3G networks in emergency telemedicine - An in-depth evaluation & analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The evolution of telecommunications technologies in connection with the robustness and the fidelity these new systems provide, have opened up many new horizons as regards the provision of healthcare and the quality of service from the side of the experts
Banitsas, KA   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Health Service Utilization in Hong Kong During the COVID-19 Pandemic – A Cross-sectional Public Survey [PDF]

open access: yesInternational 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ubiquitous Emergency Medical Service System Based on Wireless Biosensors, Traffic Information, and Wireless Communication Technologies: Development and Evaluation [PDF]

open access: yesSensors, 2017
This study presents a new ubiquitous emergency medical service system (UEMS) that consists of a ubiquitous tele-diagnosis interface and a traffic guiding subsystem. The UEMS addresses unresolved issues of emergency medical services by managing the sensor wires for eliminating inconvenience for both patients and paramedics in an ambulance, providing ...
Tan-Hsu Tan   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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

open access: yesSystems, 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A mixed methods investigation of emergency communications centre triage in the Government Emergency Medical Services System, Cape Town, South Africa

open access: yesAfrican 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.
M.F. Alshehri, J.L. Pigoga, L.A. Wallis
openaire   +3 more sources

Patient and case characteristics associated with ‘no paramedic treatment’ for low-acuity cases referred for emergency ambulance dispatch following a secondary telephone triage: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Predicting case types that are unlikely to be treated by paramedics can aid in managing demand for emergency ambulances by identifying cases suitable for alternative management pathways.
Kathryn Eastwood   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors that predict emergency department length of stay in analysis of national data [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Objective This study used a nationwide database to identify and analyze factors that influence emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) and improve the efficiency of emergency care.
Minha Kim   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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