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Data quality assessment in emergency medical services: an objective approach

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background In emergency medical services, high quality data are of great importance for patient care. Due to the unique nature of this type of services, the purpose of this study was to assess data quality in emergency medical services using an objective
M. Mashoufi, H. Ayatollahi, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Tahere Talebi Azad Boni   +3 more
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Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Care Delivery in the United States: A Scoping Review

Prehospital Emergency Care, 2022
Background Emergency medical services (EMS) often serve as the first medical contact for ill or injured patients, representing a critical access point to the health care delivery continuum.
A. Farcas, A. Joiner, Jordan S Rudman, Karthik Ramesh, Gilberto Torres, R. Crowe, Travis M Curtis, Rickquel Tripp, Karen Bowers, Megan von Isenburg, R. Logan, Lauren A Coaxum, G. Salazar, M. Lozano, David I Page, Ameera Haamid   +15 more
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Impact of integrating out-of-hours services into Emergency Medical Services Copenhagen: a descriptive study of transformational years

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Many emergency medical services and out-of-hours systems are facing an increasing demand for primary, ambulance, and secondary care services caused by population aging and a higher prevalence of long-term and complex conditions.
N. D. Zinger, S. Blomberg, F. Lippert, T. Krafft, H. Christensen   +4 more
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Differences in the pre‐hospital management of women and men with stroke by emergency medical services in New South Wales

Medical Journal of Australia, 2022
To examine whether pre‐hospital emergency medical service care differs for women and men subsequently admitted to hospital with stroke.
Xia Wang, C. Carcel, B. Hsu, Sultana Shajahan, M. Miller, S. Peters, D. Randall, A. Havard, J. Redfern, C. Anderson, Louisa R Jorm, M. Woodward   +11 more
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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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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
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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

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
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Coronavirus Pandemic and Worries during Pregnancy; a Letter to Editor

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new respiratory disease that is spreading widely throughout the world (1). There is no valid information available on pregnant women and their complications.
Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari, Masoumeh Simbar
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Prehospital administration of blood products: experiences from a Finnish physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Massive infusions of crystalloids into bleeding hypotensive patients can worsen the outcome. Military experience suggests avoiding crystalloids using early damage control resuscitation with blood components in out of hospital setting. Civilian
Pauli Vuorinen, Joonas-Eemeli Kiili, Piritta Setälä, Antti Kämäräinen, Sanna Hoppu   +4 more
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