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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
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Requirement Analysis and Implementation of Smart Emergency Medical Services

IEEE Access, 2018
Emergency medical service (EMS) occurs in a high-pressure and error-prone environment, where paramedics must provide prompt decisions in care while recording information with limited time, incomplete data, restricted resources, and competing priorities ...
Eunjeong Park, Ji Hoon Kim, Hyo Suk Nam, Hyuk-Jae Chang   +3 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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Digitalizing Emergency Referral System and its Evaluation in Northern Thailand [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research
Objectives Thailand recently implemented an electronic emergency referral system, known as “HIS.SANSAI,” to improve the speed, efficiency, and quality of patient care. This study evaluated the impact of HIS.SANSAI on user experiences and health outcomes.
Pudtan Phanthunane, Kritsada Wattanasaovaluk, Atipan Suwatmakin, Anon Suksak, Udomsak Tangchaisuriya, Utsana Tonmukayakul, Nopparat Ratchadaporn, Woravut Kowatcharakul, Direk Patmasiriwat   +8 more
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Responsibility modelling for civil emergency planning [PDF]

, 2009
This paper presents a new approach to analysing and understanding civil emergency planning based on the notion of responsibility modelling combined with HAZOPS-style analysis of information requirements. Our goal is to represent complex contingency plans
A Aviz̆ienis, C Perrow, CM Pearson, D Martin, D Martin, D Smith, D Smith, D Smith, DM Woods, E Mumford, G Dewsbury, I Sommerville, Ian Sommerville, J Dobson, J Reason, JA McDermid, P Checkland, R Darimont, R Strens, RJ Wieringa, Russell Lock, S Kholsa, Tim Storer   +22 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 Priority-based Fair Queuing (PFQ) Model for Wireless Healthcare System [PDF]

, 2020
Healthcare is a very active research area, primarily due to the increase in the elderly population that leads to increasing number of emergency situations that require urgent actions.
Bana, S., Bana, S.
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Foggy clouds and cloudy fogs: a real need for coordinated management of fog-to-cloud computing systems [PDF]

, 2016
The recent advances in cloud services technology are fueling a plethora of information technology innovation, including networking, storage, and computing.
Jukan, Admela, Marín Tordera, Eva, Masip Bruin, Xavier, Ren, Guang-Jie, Tashakor, Ghazal   +4 more
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Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients. [PDF]

, 2018
In December 2017, the National Academy of Neuropsychology convened an interorganizational Summit on Population Health Solutions for Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Geriatric Patients in Denver, Colorado. The Summit brought together representatives of a
Adler, Deb, Alban, Christopher, Bondi, Mark, Braun, Michelle, Cagigas, Xavier, Daven, Morgan, Denney, Robert L, Drozdick, Lisa, Foster, Norman L, Golden, Tamara, Hwang, Ula, Iverson, Grant, Ivey, Laurie, Kramer, Joel, Lacritz, Laura, Lantz, Melinda, Latts, Lisa, Ling, Shari M, Malone, Michael, Maria Lopez, Ana, Martin-Plank, Lori, Maslow, Katie, McConnel, Charles E, Melady, Don, Messer, Melissa, Meyers, John, Most, Randi, Norris, Margaret P, Perry, William, Pliskin, Neil, Roebuck-Spencer, Tresa, Shafer, David, Silver, Cheryl, Silverberg, Nina, Thomas, Colin M, Thornhill, Laura, Tsai, Jean, Vakharia, Nirav, Waters, Martin   +38 more
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Oslo government district bombing and Utøya island shooting July 22, 2011: The immediate prehospital emergency medical service response

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2012
Background On July 22, 2011, a single perpetrator killed 77 people in a car bomb attack and a shooting spree incident in Norway. This article describes the emergency medical service (EMS) response elicited by the two incidents.
Sollid Stephen JM, Rimstad Rune, Rehn Marius, Nakstad Anders R, Tomlinson Ann-Elin, Strand Terje, Heimdal Hans, Nilsen Jan, Sandberg Mårten   +8 more
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