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An Evaluation of the Educational Quality of a First Responder Course for Medical Students

MedEdPORTAL, 2013
Introduction First responder training for medical students has not been evaluated in the literature. Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons (P&S) first-year students participated in a 4-hour first responder course with lectures and eight ...
Kiran Pandit, Aubrie Swan-Sein, Jane Kim, Aleksandr Tichter, Jeremy Sperling, Wallace Carter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mozambique Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program as responders workforce during Idai and Kenneth cyclones: a commentary

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
The ability to rapidly and effectively respond to public health emergencies, including outbreak investigations and natural disasters, is critical in a strengthened health system.
Cynthia Semá Baltazar, Erika Valeska Rossetto   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leadership, politics, and communication: challenges of the epidemiology workforce during emergency response

Human Resources for Health, 2022
Background Improving the epidemiological response to emergencies requires an understanding of who the responders are, their role and skills, and the challenges they face during responses.
Amy Elizabeth Parry, Martyn D. Kirk, Samantha Colquhoun, David N. Durrheim, Tambri Housen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Awareness of emergency drugs uses among students and teaching faculty in a dental college in Coorg, Karnataka

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2014
Introduction: Effective management of an emergency situation in the dental office is ultimately the dentist′s responsibility. The lack of training and inability to cope with medical emergencies can lead to tragic consequences and sometimes legal action ...
C B Sudeep, Peter Simon Sequeira, Jithesh Jain, Nithin Prataap, Vipin Jain, Mathew Maliyil   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Police as first reponders improve out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Police forces are abundant circulating and might arrive before the emergency services to Out-of-Hospital-Cardiac-Arrest victims. If properly trained, they can provide basic life support and early defibrillation within minutes, probably ...
Clint Jean Louis, Marta Cildoz, Alfredo Echarri, Carlos Beaumont, Fermin Mallor, Robert Greif, Miguel Baigorri, Diego Reyero   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing First-Responder Skills: The Case of Farah Rasbonda

MedEdPORTAL, 2014
Introduction This objective structured clinical exam (OSCE) involves a 5-minute patient encounter and aims to assess a trainees' ability to function as a first-responder in a non-medical setting. The target audience includes individuals who have received
Hina Ghory, Joyce Kuo, Lan Sawan, Stephen Scott   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency Stress, Hardiness, Coping Strategies and Burnout in Health Care and Emergency Response Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
ObjectiveStress is a growing problem in the general population, but most especially for workers responding to the COVID-19 crisis. The present study examines stress and Burnout in Health Care workers and Emergency Responders during the third COVID wave ...
Monia Vagni, Tiziana Maiorano, Valeria Giostra, Daniela Pajardi, Paul Bartone   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Introducing the Architecture of FASTER: A Digital Ecosystem for First Responder Teams

Information, 2022
Emergency first responders play an important role during search and rescue missions, by helping people and saving lives. Thus, it is important to provide them with technology that will maximize their performance and their safety on the field of action ...
Evangelos Katsadouros, Dimitrios G. Kogias, Charalampos Z. Patrikakis, Gabriele Giunta, Anastasios Dimou, Petros Daras   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence‐Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Resource‐Sensitive Recommendations for the Asian Continent

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and serious complication in children receiving cancer therapy. Standardizing FN management across Asia is challenging due to variable healthcare infrastructure, diagnostic capacity, and infection patterns; however, it could improve resource use and patient outcomes.
Joliza Patricia Cañeba, Shweta Bansal, Tea Reljic, Allyne Montecillo‐Aguelo, Hamidah Alias, Farrah Amaranto, Maria Stella Aquino‐Calingasan, Bambang Ardianto, Eggi Arguni, Sally Blair, Thi Tam Dang, Maria Beatriz Gepte, Samanmalee Gunasekara, Andini Handayani, Miriam Kimpo, Catherine G. Lam, Nawachai Lertvivatpong, Sergio Licona, Ana Loseo, Ratha Mlis, Vivian Moreno Berrio, Nguyen Hoai Anh, Anna Lisa Ong‐Lim, Ha Thu Pham, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Bun Sereyleak, Sally Jane G. Velasco‐Aro, Su Yadana, Ambuj Kumar, Sheena Mukkada   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance Analysis of ToA-Based Positioning Algorithms for Static and Dynamic Targets with Low Ranging Measurements

Sensors, 2017
Indoor Positioning Systems (IPSs) for emergency responders is a challenging field attracting researchers worldwide. When compared with traditional indoor positioning solutions, the IPSs for emergency responders stand out as they have to operate in harsh ...
André G. Ferreira, Duarte Fernandes, André P. Catarino, João L. Monteiro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source