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Introduction of Telemedicine in a Prehospital Emergency Care Setting: A Pilot Study

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications, 2023
Background. Advances in information and communication technology have led to telemedicine applications that could support paramedics in the prehospital field.
Christophe Jobé, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Pierre Métrailler, Jean-Marc Bellagamba, Alexandre Briguet, Line Zurcher, Fabrice Dami   +6 more
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Impact of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation on neurologically intact survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR) increases neurologically intact survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) according to several studies.
Kristine Elisabeth Eberhard, Gitte Linderoth, Mads Christian Tofte Gregers, Freddy Lippert, Fredrik Folke   +4 more
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Collaboration between emergency physicians and citizen responders in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest resuscitation

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Citizen responder programmes dispatch volunteer citizens to initiate resuscitation in nearby out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) before the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrival.
Anne-Sofie Linde Jellestad, Fredrik Folke, Rune Molin, Rasmus Meyer Lyngby, Carolina Malta Hansen, Linn Andelius   +5 more
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Association between burnout and wellness culture among emergency medicine providers [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2021
Objective Burnout is a common occurrence among healthcare providers and has been associated with provider wellness culture. However, this association has not been extensively studied among emergency medicine (EM) providers.
Revathi Jyothindran, James P d’Etienne, Kevin Marcum, Amy F Ho, Richard D Robinson, Aubre Tijerina, Clare Graca, Heidi C Knowles, Nestor R Zenarosa, Hao Wang   +9 more
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Prehospital administration of blood products: experiences from a Finnish physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background Massive infusions of crystalloids into bleeding hypotensive patients can worsen the outcome. Military experience suggests avoiding crystalloids using early damage control resuscitation with blood components in out of hospital setting. Civilian
Pauli Vuorinen, Joonas-Eemeli Kiili, Piritta Setälä, Antti Kämäräinen, Sanna Hoppu   +4 more
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Non-technical skills in pre-hospital care in the Czech Republic: a prospective multicentric observational study (NTS study)

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Non-technical skills (NTS) are important for the proper functioning of emergency medical ambulance crews but have hardly been researched in the conditions of clinical pre-hospital care.
David Peran, Roman Sykora, Jana Vidunova, Ivana Krsova, Jaroslav Pekara, Metodej Renza, Nikola Brizgalova, Patrik Ch. Cmorej   +7 more
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Prehospital characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Helsinki – experience of the first wave of the pandemic

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background There is a lack of knowledge how patients with COVID-19 disease differ from patients with similar signs or symptoms (but who will have a diagnosis other than COVID-19) in the prehospital setting.
Markku Kuisma, Heini Harve-Rytsälä, Jussi Pirneskoski, James Boyd, Mitja Lääperi, Ari Salo, Tuukka Puolakka   +6 more
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Association of Degree of Urbanization and Survival in Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Survival from out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) varies across regions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between urbanization (rural, suburban, and urban areas), bystander interventions (cardiopulmonary resuscitation ...
Mads Christian Tofte Gregers, Sidsel Gamborg Møller, Julie Samsoe Kjoelbye, Louise Kollander Jakobsen, Anne Juul Grabmayr, Astrid Rolin Kragh, Carolina Malta Hansen, Christian Torp‐Pedersen, Linn Andelius, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Fredrik Folke   +10 more
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Population-based analysis of the effect of a comprehensive, systematic change in an emergency medical service resource allocation plan on 24 hour mortality

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2018
Introduction The British Columbia Emergency Health Services developed a new resource allocation plan (RAP) using an evidenced informed methodology and with further clinical input from EMS physicians, paramedics and allied EMS providers.
John Tallon, Julie Wei, Lu Zheng, Ognjenka Djurdjev, George Papadopoulos, Randy Slemko, William Dick   +6 more
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Pilot implementation of the competence of Czech paramedics to administer sufentanil for the treatment of pain in acute trauma without consulting a physician: observational study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background The use of intravenous opioids in the traumatic pain in pre-hospital care in the Czech Republic is based primarily on the indication of a physician.
Metodej Renza, Roman Sykora, David Peran, Kristina Hricova, Nikola Brizgalova, Petra Bakurova, Miloš Kukacka   +6 more
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