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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It’s In The Bag: Tidal Volumes in Adult and Pediatric Bag Valve Masks [PDF]
Introduction: A bag valve mask (BVM) is a life saving device used by all levels of health care professionals during resuscitative care. We focus most of our time optimizing the patient’s position, firmly securing the mask, and frequency of ventilations ...
Dafilou, Benjamin+3 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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Physician and nurse acceptance of technicians to screen for geriatric syndromes in the emergency department [PDF]
Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate emergency medicine physician and nurse acceptance of nonnurse, nonphysician screening for geriatric syndromes. Methods: This was a single-center emergency department (ED) survey of physicians and
Carpenter, Chris+4 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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The Hanging/hanged Patient and Relevance to Pre-hospital Care [PDF]
Death and injury from hanging is a complex situation, which requires careful and appropriate assessment and management in the pre-hospital environment. It is arguably an area of limited understanding and therefore may not be assessed and managed in the ...
Department of Health+5 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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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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Qualitative Research of Violent Incidents Toward Young Paramedics in the Czech Republic [PDF]
Introduction: Prehospital and emergency medical services (EMS) providers are usually the first to respond to an individual’s urgent health needs, sometimes in emotionally charged circumstances.
Cmorej, Patrik+5 more
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The Effect of Start Triage Education on Knowledge and Practice of Emergency Medical Technicians in Disasters [PDF]
Introduction: Pre-hospital triage is one of the most fundamental concepts in emergency management. Limited human resource changes triage to an inevitable solution in the management of disasters.
Mahboub Pouraghaei+5 more
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