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

Advances 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, Eve Purdy, Charlotte Alexander, Jack Matulich   +3 more
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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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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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Smart hospital emergency system via mobile-based requesting services [PDF]

, 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, Baker, Thar, Kolivand, Hoshang, Tully, David, Waraich, Atif   +4 more
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Understanding quality systems in the South African prehospital emergency medical services: a multiple exploratory case study

BMJ Open Quality, 2020
Introduction In South Africa (SA), prehospital emergency care is delivered by emergency medical services (EMS) across the country. Within these services, quality systems are in their infancy, and issues regarding transparency, reliability and contextual ...
Maaret Castrén, Veronica Lindström, Peter Cameron, Ian Howard   +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

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

, 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, Bracale, Umberto, Konnis, Georgios, Koutsouris, Dimitrios, Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos, Mougiakakou, Stavroula G., Papadopoulos, Homer, Pattichis, Constantinos S., Pecchia, Leandro, Perakis, Kostas, Tranfaglia, Riccardo   +10 more
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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

Scandinavian 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, Amee Morgans, Johannes Stoelwinder, Karen Smith   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does community management of COPD exacerbations really prevent hospital admission? [PDF]

Chronic Respiratory Disease, 2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors and the North Carolina Office of EMS to design, develop, and implement an emergency medical services (EMS) performance improvement toolkit to evaluate opportunities to improve the emergency identification and treatment of acute stroke.
Greg Mears, Ishmael Williams, Jenny Wilson, Cindy Raisor   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources