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The Emergency Medical Service Microbiome [PDF]

open access: yesApplied 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   +2 more
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Driving the ambulance: an essential component of emergency medical services: an integrative review

open access: yesBMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The transport of patients from one location to another is a fundamental part of emergency medical services. However, little interest has been shown in the actual driving of the ambulance.
Julia Becker, Karin Hugelius
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAcademic 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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Artificial intelligence algorithm to predict the need for critical care in prehospital emergency medical services

open access: yesScandinavian 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   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Non-technical skills in pre-hospital care in the Czech Republic: a prospective multicentric observational study (NTS study)

open access: yesBMC 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Telephonic description of sepsis among callers to an emergency dispatch centre in South Africa

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Sepsis is an acute, life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated systemic response to infection. Early medical intervention such as antibiotics and fluid resuscitation can be life-saving.
Willem Stassen, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Receiving Emergency Medical Services in King County, Washington

open access: yesJAMA 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   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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