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Effect of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) Pandemic on the U.S. Emergency Medical Services System: A Preliminary Report

Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020
Our objective was to quantify trends in emergency medical services (EMS) incidents as the effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic spread across the United States and to determine if there was an increase in EMS‐attended deaths.
E. Lerner, C. Newgard, N. Mann
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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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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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Artificial intelligence algorithm to predict the need for critical care in prehospital emergency medical services

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background In emergency medical services (EMSs), accurately predicting the severity of a patient’s medical condition is important for the early identification of those who are vulnerable and at high-risk.
Da-Young Kang, Kyung-Jae Cho, Oyeon Kwon, J. Kwon, K. Jeon, Hyunho Park, Yeha Lee, Jinsik Park, B. Oh   +8 more
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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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Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Receiving Emergency Medical Services in King County, Washington

JAMA Network Open, 2020
Key Points Question What is the clinical presentation to emergency medical services among persons with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Findings This cohort study of 124 patients with COVID-19 revealed that most patients with COVID-19 presenting to ...
Betty Y. Yang, Leslie M. Barnard, Jamie M Emert, Christopher J. Drucker, Leilani Schwarcz, C. Counts, David L. Murphy, Sally Guan, Kosuke Kume, Karen M. Rodriquez, Tracie Y Jacinto, S. May, M. Sayre, T. Rea   +13 more
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Patient characteristics, triage utilisation, level of care, and outcomes in an unselected adult patient population seen by the emergency medical services: a prospective observational study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Crowding in the emergency department (ED) is a safety concern, and pathways to bypass the ED have been introduced to reduce the time to definitive care.
C. Magnusson, J. Herlitz, C. Axelsson
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System impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on New York City's emergency medical services

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
To describe the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on New York City's (NYC) 9‐1‐1 emergency medical services (EMS) system and assess the efficacy of pandemic planning to meet increased demands.
D. Prezant, Elizabeth A. Lancet, R. Zeig-Owens, Pamela H. Lai, David Appel, M. Webber, James Braun, C. Hall, G. Asaeda, B. Kaufman, M. Weiden   +10 more
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Non-technical skills in pre-hospital care in the Czech Republic: a prospective multicentric observational study (NTS study)

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Non-technical skills (NTS) are important for the proper functioning of emergency medical ambulance crews but have hardly been researched in the conditions of clinical pre-hospital care.
David Peran, Roman Sykora, Jana Vidunova, Ivana Krsova, Jaroslav Pekara, Metodej Renza, Nikola Brizgalova, Patrik Ch. Cmorej   +7 more
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The association of job demands and resources with burnout among emergency medical services professionals

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Although burnout has been linked to negative workplace‐level effects, prior studies have primarily focused on individuals rather than job‐related characteristics.
R. Crowe, Antonio R. Fernandez, P. Pepe, R. Cash, Madison K Rivard, R. Wronski, S. Anderson, T. Hogan, R. Andridge, A. Panchal, A. Ferketich   +10 more
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