Quality of focused thoracic ultrasound performed by emergency medical technicians and paramedics in a prehospital setting: a feasibility study [PDF]
Background In a prehospital setting, the severity of respiratory symptoms in patients calling for an ambulance differ. The initial evaluation, diagnosing, and thereby management can be challenging because respiratory symptoms can be caused by disease in ...
Pia Iben Pietersen +8 more
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Fitness Characteristics of Jordanian Emergency Medical Technicians. [PDF]
Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) should be always prepared to deal with the stressful condition of treating patients with serious physical and emotional injuries. Given that EMTs consider safety the first priority, they must pay adequate attention to their own physical well-being and fitness to practice.The present study was conducted to analyze ...
Al-Yousef, Hani Najeh Mansour +2 more
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Objective Our objective was to quantify the associations between sleep duration and perceived and chronic stress with ideal cardiovascular health (CVH) among emergency medical services (EMS) personnel from county‐based EMS agencies.
Rebecca E. Cash +6 more
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Emergency medical services education research priorities during COVID‐19: A modified Delphi study
Objective Our objective was to identify research priorities to understand the impact of COVID‐19 on initial emergency medical services (EMS) education. Methods We used a modified Delphi method with an expert panel (n = 15) of EMS stakeholders to develop ...
Rebecca E. Cash +9 more
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Efficiency of group Mindfulness-based stress reduction Program on quality of life and job stress among emergency medical technicians [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Emergency medical technicians experience more job stress due to being exposed to emergency conditions. The present study was conducted to determine the efficiency of group mindfulness-based stress reduction program on quality ...
Mozhgan Moghareabed +2 more
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Background and Aims Resilience is a process that enables people to control the stressors of their lives. During the COVID‐19 crisis, work stress increased among prehospital emergency technicians. So, it was possible to reduce their resilience. This study
Abbasali Ebrahimian +4 more
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The Effect of Training on the Quality of Patient Handoff from Emergency Medical Technicians to the Emergency Department of the Surgical Emergency Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study [PDF]
Introduction: Poor reporting during patient handoff from emergency medical technicians to the emergency department can threaten patients’ safety. This study aimed to determine the effect of training on the quality of patient handoff from emergency ...
Afsane Abdollahzade Sarvestani +2 more
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The professional quality of life of pre-hospital emergency technicians has been adversely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study was performed to investigate the professional quality of life and resilience and their relationships in ...
Yasser Fatahi +2 more
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Factors Predicting Death Depression of Emergency Medical Technicians in Iran
Background Psychological problems such as death depression can have adverse effects on Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) including reduced quality of medical services, job dissatisfaction, feelings of incompetence, depression, and reduced job values.
Mahya Shafaei +5 more
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Investigating the Relationship between Teamwork and Professional and Demographic Factors of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in Zanjan Province in 2019 [PDF]
Background: There are not many studies on relationship between teamwork in pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the relationship between teamwork and its consequences is complicated.
Vahideh Rashtchi +3 more
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