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Occupational burnout in pre-hospital emergency personnel in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, 2021
Background: Occupational burnout, as a reaction to persistent work pressures, reduces efficiency, wastes manpower, and causes physical and psychological complications.
Ali Sahebi, Mohamad Golitaleb, Katayoun Jahangiri   +2 more
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Assessment of pre-hospital emergency medical services in low-income settings using a health systems approach

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018
Emergency medical services (EMS) is defined as the system that organizes all aspects of care provided to patients in the pre-hospital or out-of-hospital environment.
A. Mehmood, Armaan A. Rowther, Olive C Kobusingye, A. Hyder   +3 more
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Evidence-Based Guidelines for Fatigue Risk Management in Emergency Medical Services

Prehospital Emergency Care, 2018
Background: Administrators of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) operations lack guidance on how to mitigate workplace fatigue, which affects greater than half of all EMS personnel.
P. D. Patterson, J. S. Higgins, H. V. Van Dongen, Daniel J Buysse, Ronald W Thackery, D. Kupas, D. S. Becker, Bradley E Dean, G. Lindbeck, F. Guyette, Josef H Penner, J. Violanti, E. Lang, C. Martin-Gill   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of COVID‐19 Pandemic on Emergency Medical Services

International journal of clinical practice, 2020
In this study, we aimed to analyse the changes that occurred after the COVID‐19 pandemic using the data of EMS of Ankara province.
I. San, E. Usul, Burak Bekgöz, Semih Korkut   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Extraordinary Emergencies: Reproducing Moral Discourses of the Child in Institutional Interaction [PDF]

, 2020
This report uses audio recorded telephone calls and textual data from an emergency medical services call center to examine the interactional practices through which speakers produce what we call “extraordinary emergencies”, treating the events concerned ...
Rafaely, Daniella, Whitehead, Kevin A
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Community paramedic point of care testing: validity and usability of two commercially available devices

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Community Paramedics (CPs) require access to timely blood analysis in the field to guide treatment and transport decisions. Point of care testing (POCT), as opposed to laboratory analysis, may offer a solution, but limited research exists on ...
Ian E. Blanchard, Ryan Kozicky, Dana Dalgarno, Justin Simms, Stacy Goulder, Tyler S. Williamson, Susan Biesbroek, Lenore Page, Karen Leaman, Suzanne Snozyk, Lyle Redman, Keith Spackman, Christopher J. Doig, Eddy S. Lang, Gerald Lazarenko   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical reasoning in the emergency medical services: an integrative review

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Clinical reasoning is the process of gathering and understanding information conducted by clinicians in the emergency medical services (EMS) so as to make informed decisions.
Ulf Andersson, Hanna Maurin Söderholm, Birgitta Wireklint Sundström, M. Andersson Hagiwara, Henrik Andersson   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Quality of out-of-hospital palliative emergency care depends on the expertise of the emergency medical team—a prospective multi-centre analysis [PDF]

, 2009
The number of palliative care patients who live at home and have non-curable life-threatening diseases is increasing. This is largely a result of modern palliative care techniques (e.g.
A Timmermann, Bernhard M. Graf, C Wiese, C Willard, CHR Wiese, CHR Wiese, CHR Wiese, Christoph H. R. Wiese, D Power, David Ruppert, DJ Fitzgerald, E Klaschik, E Klaschik, EB Olsen, European Resuscitation Council, F Nauck, F Salomon, F Salomon, FB Ensink, G Miccinesi, Gerd G. Hanekop, German Medical Council, HM Chochinov, HM Chochinov, I Lichter, I Wilets, JF Ciais, JF Ciais, K Burghofer, Karolina Marczynska, L Barbera, LC Hanson, LC Hanson, M Karlsson, MA Gerth, R Joppich, RP Mengual, SE Salako, SM Dull, SP Enes, ST Tang, T Schindler, T Schlechtriemen, TF Hack, U Bartels, Utz E. Bartels, V Guru, WG Evans   +47 more
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The SEE-IT Trial: emergency medical services Streaming Enabled Evaluation In Trauma: a feasibility randomised controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Use of bystander video livestreaming from scene to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is becoming increasingly common to aid decision making about the resources required.
Cath Taylor, Lucie Ollis, Richard M. Lyon, Julia Williams, Simon S. Skene, Kate Bennett, Matthew Glover, Scott Munro, Craig Mortimer, the SEE-IT Trial Group   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pre-hospital management of acute stroke patients eligible for thrombolysis – an evaluation of ambulance on-scene time

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability with effective treatment, including thrombolysis or thrombectomy, being time-critical for favourable outcomes. While door-to-needle time in hospital has been optimized for many years, little is
Nicolas Drenck, Søren Viereck, Josefine Stokholm Bækgaard, Karl Bang Christensen, Freddy Lippert, Fredrik Folke   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source