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Assessing hospital system resilience to disaster events involving physical damage and Demand Surge

, 2020
This paper investigates the effectiveness of formalized collaboration strategies through which patients can be transferred and resources, including staff, equipment and supplies, can be shared across hospitals in response to a disaster incident involving
Bahar Shahverdi, Mersedeh Tariverdi, Elise Miller-Hooks   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Availability of facilities and equipment to provide emergency care in ambulances, which transport patients to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka

Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2019
Objective To describe available facilities and equipment in ambulances, to provide essential emergency care, which transport patients to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka Methods A descriptive cross-sectional hospital based study was carried out at the
Gangadevi Nandasena, Chrisantha Abeysena
doaj   +1 more source

Excess Use of Surgical Supplies in Minimally Invasive Benign Gynecology Surgery: An Observational Study.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
BACKGROUND Single use materials and equipment are regularly opened by the surgical team during procedures but left unused, potentially resulting in superfluous costs and excess environmental waste.
A. Mohr-Sasson, M. Aycock, N. Higgason, Mason Hui, A. Bhalwal, Randa J. Jalloul, M.G. Leon, O. Dziadek, Alvaro Montealegre   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effectiveness of rTMS on Working Memory and Inhibitory Impairments in Patients With Post‐Stroke Executive Deficits

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Considerable efforts have been dedicated to developing effective treatments for post‐stroke executive impairment (PSEI), among which repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown great potential. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of high‐frequency rTMS on working memory (WM) and response ...
Mengting Lao, Rongwei Du, Zhujun Wang, Yang Gao, Meiling Cheng, Xianglong Wang, Wen Wu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE NEED OF SPECIAL TECHNIQUE IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT

Transactions of the VŠB: Technical University of Ostrava, Safety Engineering Series, 2015
Operation of special equipment is possible in crisis situations. It is because special equipment is designed for operation in non-standard often extreme conditions and situation, it is available, it has a high degree of crossing capability and it is able
Peter LIPTÁK, Ivan KOPECKÝ, Ján ŠTRBA, Ivan DLUGOŠ   +3 more
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Strengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Diagnostic Capacity in Rural Rwanda: A Feasibility Assessment

Annals of Global Health, 2021
Introduction: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat. Worse still, there is a paucity of data from low- and middle-income countries to inform rational antibiotic use.
Grace Umutesi, Lotta Velin, Moses Muwanguzi, Kara Faktor, Carol Mugabo, Gilbert Rukundo, Aniceth Rucogoza, Marthe Yankurije, Christian Mazimpaka, Jean de Dieu Gatete, Cyprien Shyirambere, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Robert Riviello, Tharcisse Mpunga, Emil Ivan Mwikarago, Fredrick Kateera   +15 more
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Finding the Value in Personal Protective Equipment for Hospitalized Patients During a Pandemic and Beyond.

Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2020
During an infectious disease outbreak, enhanced infection control measures are the best line of defense against disease transmission among healthcare workers.1 The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is one such measure, occurring alongside other ...
R. Steuart, Felicia Scaggs Huang, J. Schaffzin, J. Thomson   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association Between Motor Pathway Damage and Motor Deficit in Upper and Lower Limb in People With MS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Corticospinal tract damage is common in people with MS, but the degree of clinical symptoms varies. We hypothesize that corticospinal tract lesions are more extensive and severe in people with MS with motor impairments in both upper and lower limbs.
Mathilde Liffran, Malo Gaubert, Alice Dufey, Elise Bannier, Audrey Rico, Jean‐Christophe Ferré, Raphaël Chouteau, Laure Michel, Emmanuelle Le Page, Virginie Callot, Bertrand Audoin, Sarah Demortière, Benoît Combès, Anne Kerbrat   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Incidence and root causes of surgery cancellations at an academic medical center in Iran: a retrospective cohort study on 29,978 elective surgical cases

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2023
Introduction Canceling scheduled surgeries on the day of surgery places a heavy burden on healthcare providers and has psychological, social, and financial consequences on patients and their families.
Vida Naderi-Boldaji, Mahsa Banifatemi, Raheleh Zandi, Mohammad Hossein Eghbal, Milad Nematollahi, Mohammad Ali Sahmeddini   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Digital Technologies for Home‐Based Assessment in People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Digital technologies hold promise for transforming healthcare by enhancing personalized treatments and offer valuable opportunities to improve patient care. Here, we evaluated several novel, self‐administered, home‐based, digital endpoints for their association with corresponding conventional standard clinical measures (primary) in ...
Arne Mueller, Vanessa Vallejo, Mónica Povedano Panadés, Orla Hardiman, Véronique Danel‐Brunaud, Senda Ajroud‐Driss, Philippe Couratier, Jeremy Shefner, Anna Gokey, Mike DiCesare, Erin Lennox, Jens Praestgaard, Lucie Brujin, Peggy Allred, Ram Miller   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source