Ethical work climate and the intention to leave the service in emergency medical technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
J Med Ethics Hist Med, 2022 Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are very likely to leave the profession due to their obligation to work in critical situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seyed Kazem Mousavi +2 more
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JAMA Netw Open, 2023 This qualitative study assesses factors perceived by firefighters/emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics as barriers and facilitators to prehospital care for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP).
Kathryn M. Stadeli +7 more
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Evaluation of the factors affecting triage decision-making among emergency department nurses and emergency medical technicians in Iran: a study based on Benner’s theory [PDF]
BMC Emerg Med, 2022 Introduction Emergency department (ED) nurses and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) find themselves performing triage under time pressure and with limited information. Identifying an effective triage decision-making process can play a significant role
Aghil Habibi Soola +2 more
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A model to explain the challenges of emergency medical technicians’ decision making process in emergency situations: a grounded theory [PDF]
J Inj Violence Res, 2022 : Background: To manage life-threatening conditions and reduce morbidity and mortality, pre-hospital’s on-scene decision making is an influential factor. Since pre-hospital’s decision making is a challenging process, it is necessary to be identified this
M. Safi-Keykaleh +3 more
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The feasibility of emergency medical technicians performing intermittent high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation [PDF]
Int J Med Sci, 2021 Background: Whether intermittent chest compressions have an effect on the quality of CPR is worthy of discussion. The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in the chest compression quality of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) performing
Chun-Hao Chang +7 more
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Emergency Medical Technicians' Experiences of the Challenges of Prehospital Care Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study [PDF]
Ethiop J Health Sci, 2021 Background Exploring emergency medical technicians' (EMTs) experiences of COVID-19 epidemic, help to identify the challenges they face in their daily work and develop strategies that address these challenges. This study aimed to explore EMTs' experiences
Mohammad Parvaresh-Masoud +2 more
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Factors influencing paramedics’ and emergency medical technicians’ level of knowledge about the 2015 basic life support guidelines [PDF]
BMC Emerg Med, 2021 Background This study aimed to determine the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge level and factors affecting the current CPR knowledge level among EMTs and paramedics working in the Kayseri 112 emergency health system. Methods This survey aimed
Celal Levent Kayadelen +2 more
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Prehospital emergency medical technicians can perform ultrasonography and blood analysis in prehospital evaluation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a feasibility study [PDF]
BMC Health Serv Res, 2021 Introduction Crowding of the emergency departments is an increasing problem. Many patients with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often treated in the emergency departments for a very short period before discharged to ...
G. Nadim +12 more
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Frequency of the Type of Workplace Violence Against Hamadan Medical Emergency Technicians and Its Relationship with Individual and Occupational Variables, 2018 [PDF]
مراقبت پرستاری و مامایی ابن سینا, 2020 Introduction: Medical emergency technicians are more likely to be exposed to workplace violence because of exposure to emergency situations. This study seems to be necessary because of the physical and psychological effects of the violence.
Roya Amini +3 more
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Prevalence and Related Factors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Emergency Medical Technicians; a Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Arch Acad Emerg Med, 2021 Introduction: Ongoing exposure to a variety of Pre-hospital Emergencies (PE) has placed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) at serious psychiatric compromise such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
A. Khazaei +3 more
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