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Impacts and Lessons Learned of the First Three COVID-19 Waves on Cross-Border Collaboration in the Field of Emergency Medical Services and Interhospital Transports in the Euregio-Meuse-Rhine: A Qualitative Review of Expert Opinions

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundIn the Euregio-Meuse-Rhine (EMR), cross-border collaboration is essential for resource-saving and needs-based patient care within the emergency medical service (EMS) systems and interhospital transport (IHT).
Anja Sommer, Anja Sommer, Cassandra Rehbock, Cassandra Rehbock, Clara Vos, Christina Borgs, Sabrina Chevalier, Simone Doreleijers, Marie Gontariuk, Sofie Hennau, Eva Pilot, Hanna Schröder, Hanna Schröder, Loth Van der Auwermeulen, Alexandre Ghuysen, Alexandre Ghuysen, Stefan K. Beckers, Stefan K. Beckers, Thomas Krafft   +18 more
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3G networks in emergency telemedicine - An in-depth evaluation & analysis [PDF]

, 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, Konis, G, Koutsouris, D, Perakis, K   +3 more
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Use of information and communication technologies to support effective work practice innovation in the health sector: a multi-site study

BMC Health Services Research, 2009
Background Widespread adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) is a key strategy to meet the challenges facing health systems internationally of increasing demands, rising costs, limited resources and workforce shortages.
Georgiou Andrew, Callen Joanne, Paoloni Richard, Gibson Kathryn, Braithwaite Jeffrey, Westbrook Johanna I, Creswick Nerida, Robertson Louise   +7 more
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The co-ordination for emergency medical service system in rural communities: a case study of Local Administrative Organisation, Muang district, Khon Kaen Province [PDF]

Injury Prevention, 2010
Present paper is the study of the Emergency Medical Service System (EMSS) by the Local Administrative Organisation in Muang District, Khon Kaen province. The study aims to find the guideline for co-ordinating EMSS of Local Administration Organisation at subdistrict level in Khon Kaen.
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Implementation of a referral and expert advice call Center for Maternal and Newborn Care in the resource constrained health system context of the Greater Accra region of Ghana

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Referral and clinical decision-making support are important for reducing delays in reaching and receiving appropriate and quality care. This paper presents analysis of the use of a pilot referral and decision making support call center for ...
Ebenezer Oduro-Mensah, Irene Akua Agyepong, Edith Frimpong, Marjolein Zweekhorst, Linda Amarkai Vanotoo   +4 more
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Ambulance service operational improvement [PDF]

, 2013
This document is the accepted manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in International Paramedic Practice copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the Publisher.
Alinier, Guillaume, Hutton, David
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Identifying barriers for out of hospital emergency care in low and low-middle income countries: a systematic review

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Out-of-hospital emergency care (OHEC), also known as prehospital care, has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality from serious illness. We sought to summarize literature for low and low-middle income countries to identify barriers to and
Antony Gatebe Kironji, Peter Hodkinson, Sarah Stewart de Ramirez, Trisha Anest, Lee Wallis, Junaid Razzak, Alexander Jenson, Bhakti Hansoti   +7 more
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“Calling for help: I need you to listen” - A qualitative study of callers’ experience of calls to the emergency medical communication centre

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background The Emergency Medical Communications Center (EMCC) is essential in emergencies and often represents the public’s first encounter with the healthcare system. Previous research has mainly focused on the dispatcher’s perspective. Therefore, there
Trine Berglie Spjeldnæs, Kristine A. Vik Nilsen, Lars Myrmel, Jan-Oddvar Sørnes, Guttorm Brattebø   +4 more
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Automatic Information Exchange in the Early Rescue Chain Using the International Standard Accident Number (ISAN)

Healthcare, 2021
Thus far, emergency calls are answered by human operators who interview the calling person in order to obtain all relevant information. In the near future—based on the Internet of (Medical) Things (IoT, IoMT)—accidents, emergencies, or adverse health ...
M. Haghi, Ramon Barakat, Nicolai Spicher, Christian Heinrich, Justin Jageniak, Gamze Söylev Öktem, Maike Krips, Ju Wang, S. Hackel, T. Deserno   +9 more
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“All sorts of colours of emotions”: Ambulance call-handlers’ perceptions of the barriers to CPR in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation Plus
Aim: To explore call-handlers’ perceptions of the main barriers to achieving CPR during emergency calls to the ambulance service. Methods: Thirty purposively sampled call-handlers, working in seven UK ambulance dispatch centres, participated in semi ...
Barbara Farquharson, Marie Johnston, Rosaleen O’Brien, Gareth Clegg   +3 more
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