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Organization of the Emergency Medical Services [PDF]

BMJ, 1939
A. W. Sheen
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Correlation between the accuracy of the emergency response centre’s urgency assessment and emergency medical services non-conveyance: a retrospective register-based study in Finland [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background In modern emergency medical services (EMS), ambulances increasingly focus on examining and treating the patient at the scene. This has led to increased levels of non-conveyance. In Finland, for instance, approximately 40% of EMS dispatches end
Tomi Salminen, Kaius Kaartinen, Mira Palonen, Piritta Setälä, Eija Paavilainen, Sanna Hoppu   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Toronto Emergency Medical Services and SARS

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
To the Editor: The first appearance of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in China in November 2002 led to a worldwide epidemic by March 2003. On February 21, 2003, an index case of SARS, which led to 224 cases and 38 deaths, was diagnosed in Toronto.
Alexis Silverman, Andrew Simor, Mona R. Loutfy   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Emergency Medical Services and the Neurosurgeon

Neurosurgery, 1980
Julian T. Hoff
openalex   +4 more sources

Emergency medical services in Singapore [PDF]

CJEM, 2000
Fatimah Lateef, V. Anantharaman
openalex   +4 more sources

Changes in Emergency Medical Services before and during COVID-19 in the United States, January 2018–December 2020

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background As a result of the continuing surge of COVID-19, many patients have delayed or missed routine screening and preventive services. Medical conditions, such as coronary heart disease, mental health issues, and substance use disorder, may be ...
Maya Handberry, Lara Bull-Otterson, M. Dai, Clay N. Mann, Eric Chaney, Jeff Ratto, Kalanthe A Horiuchi, Charlene Siza, Aniket D Kulkarni, A. Gundlapalli, T. Boehmer   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation on neurologically intact survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR) increases neurologically intact survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) according to several studies.
Kristine Elisabeth Eberhard, Gitte Linderoth, Mads Christian Tofte Gregers, Freddy Lippert, Fredrik Folke   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introduction of Telemedicine in a Prehospital Emergency Care Setting: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2023
Background. Advances in information and communication technology have led to telemedicine applications that could support paramedics in the prehospital field.
Christophe Jobé, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Pierre Métrailler, Jean-Marc Bellagamba, Alexandre Briguet, Line Zurcher, Fabrice Dami   +6 more
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The Emergency Medical Service Microbiome [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2018
ABSTRACT Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are an integral component of the health care framework and function to transport patients from various locations to and between care facilities. In addition to physical injury, EMS personnel are expected to be at high risk to acquire and transmit health care-associated ...
Andrew J. Hudson, Hans-Joachim Wieden, Graeme D. Glaister   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Collaboration between emergency physicians and citizen responders in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Citizen responder programmes dispatch volunteer citizens to initiate resuscitation in nearby out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) before the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrival.
Anne-Sofie Linde Jellestad, Fredrik Folke, Rune Molin, Rasmus Meyer Lyngby, Carolina Malta Hansen, Linn Andelius   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source