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Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2013 Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a common medical emergency with significant mortality and significant neurological morbidity. Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) may be tasked to OHCA.
Lyon Richard M, Nelson Magnus J
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Information and communication technology adoption for business benefits: a case analysis of an integrated paperless system [PDF]
, 2012 This case study analyses the benefits of implementing a paperless software solution (Alert®pfh–Alert Paperfree Hospital, developed by Alert Life Sciences Computing) in a Portuguese Hospital, the Espírito Santo Hospital, in the city of Évora. Alert®pfh is
Caldeira, Mário +4 more
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013 Introduction: To determine emergency physician (EP) opinions of prehospital patient care reports (PCRs) and whether such reports are available at the time of emergency department (ED) medical decision-making.Methods: Prospective, cross-sectional ...
Bryan E Bledsoe +2 more
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The impact of a physician-staffed helicopter on outcome in patients admitted to a stroke unit: a prospective observational study [PDF]
, 2017 Patient characteristics, patients admitted to the stroke unit and diagnosed with stroke. GEMS: ground emergency medical services; HEMS: helicopter emergency medical services; IQR: interquartile range; AMI: acute myocardial infarction.
Freddy K. Lippert +9 more
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School of Continuing Studies Launches New Degree Program for Emergency Medicine Professionals [PDF]
, 2015 Starting this fall, RWU to offer new program aimed to help expand career opportunities for students and professionals in the emergency medical services ...
Public Affairs, Roger Williams University
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Exploring Medical Utilization Patterns of Emergency Department Users
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2008 The intercategory relationship of various medical services is of importance to both health care management and policy-making. The purpose of this study was to explore the intercategory relationship of emergency medical services and other medical services
Jin-An Huang +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior +7 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2021 Background Little is known about the psychological risks of dispatched citizen responders who have participated in resuscitation attempts. Methods and Results A cross‐sectional survey study was performed with 102 citizen responders who participated in a ...
Emma Slebsager Ries +5 more
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A rare cause of acute abdomen: radiotherapy-induced bladder rupture [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of the bladder, which is rare, is a life-threatening condition. In emergency services, when patients present with lower quadrant abdominal pain and acute renal failure in the patient's laboratory findings
Başer, Aykut +3 more
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright +13 more
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