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Impact of transport modality on time to endovascular thrombectomy

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background and purpose Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is a time-critical treatment for acute ischemic stroke; however, timely access to comprehensive stroke centers (CSCs) is often limited by distance.
Knut Taxbro, Avan Sabir Rashid, Gabriel Skallsjö, Per Arnell, Karl Chevalley, Alexandros Rentzos, Rianne Goselink   +6 more
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Cannabis Agritourism and Local Pathways Toward Sustainable Development Goals in Northern California

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent acceleration in global cannabis legalization offers a new context for examining the multiscale links between agritourism, sustainability, and international policy frameworks. In this study, Responsible Tourism is used to conceptualize cannabis agritourism in Northern California's Emerald Triangle as a strategy that may advance targets ...
Susan Dupej, Hwansuk Chris Choi, Jingen Liang   +2 more
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Testing quality indicators and proposing benchmarks for physician-staffed emergency medical services: a prospective Nordic multicentre study

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives A consensus study from 2017 developed 15 response-specific quality indicators (QIs) for physician-staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS). The aim of this study was to test these QIs for important characteristics in a real clinical setting.
Helge Haugland, Anna Olkinuora, Leif Rognås, David Ohlen, Andreas Krüger   +4 more
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Does a physician’s base specialty influence on‑scene efficiency? A four‑year analysis of 11,315 missions from five Austrian physician‑staffed HEMS bases

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in Austria operate under a uniform, high-accreditation framework: all physicians complete the same advanced prehospital curriculum, and dispatch decisions do not consider ...
Daniel Staribacher, Guenther C. Feigl, Dzmitry Kuzmin   +2 more
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Tail Rotor Airfoils Stabilize Helicopters, Reduce Noise [PDF]

, 2010
Founded by former Ames Research Center engineer Jim Van Horn, Van Horn Aviation of Tempe, Arizona, built upon a Langley Research Center airfoil design to create a high performance aftermarket tail rotor for the popular Bell 206 helicopter.

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Reporting Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Major Incidents: A Delphi Study [PDF]

Air Medical Journal, 2016
Research on helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) in major incidents is predominately based on case descriptions reported in a heterogeneous fashion. Uniform data reported with a consensus-based template could facilitate the collection, analysis, and exchange of experiences.
Fattah, Sabina, Johnsen, Anne Siri, Sollid, Stephen J M, Wisborg, Torben, Rehn, Marius, Sóti, Ákos, Truhlář, Anatolij, Krüger, Andreas J, Gunnarsson, Björn, Gryth, Dan, Ohlén, David, Fevang, Espen, Sunde, Geir Arne, Breitenmoser, Ivo, Kurola, Jouni, Nurmi, Jouni, Fredriksen, Knut, Rognås, Leif, Temesvari, Peter, Mikkelsen, Søren, Magnusson, Vidar, Voelckel, Wolfgang   +21 more
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Effects of parachute science on local research capacity 降落伞科学对当地研究能力的影响

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Strengthening research capacity is essential to address the global biodiversity crisis. Yet, parachute science often undermines this goal, and its prevalence, costs, and benefits are unclear. We analyzed 13,502 publications on primate research that we extracted from Scopus (1960–2022) to evaluate the effects of parachute science on local ...
Li Yang, Tao Chen, Colin A. Chapman, Paul A. Garber, Yu Xuan Fan, Tien Ming Lee, Michael Huffman, Juan Carlos Serio Silva, Carlos Peres, Onja H. Razafindratsima, Lwin Ngwe, Peng Fei Fan   +11 more
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The Challenges of Backsourcing

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public sector outsourcing sometimes ends in unexpected termination, forcing authorities to engage in backsourcing. The aim of this study is to identify the challenges posed by unexpected terminations of sourcing contracts in the public sector and analyze how actual practices in these situations diverge from theoretical expectations in the ...
Johan Berlin, Eric Carlström, Magnus Jansson, David Karlsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of helicopter versus ground emergency medical services in reducing mortality rate and the length of stay in adult trauma patients between 2002 and 2014 recorded in King Abdulaziz Medical City trauma registry

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Background: Trauma is the third leading cause of death worldwide and the most common cause of death among people aged 1-44 years. In Saudi Arabia, traumatic injuries cause one death and four injuries every hour, but survival rates have improved owing to ...
Shahad Aldelaijan, Mona Alsanae, Maysan almegbel, Nouf Alsadoun, Shahad Altoyan, Wasmiyah Alshammari, Areej Madani, Zainab Alhussaini, Alaa Althubaiti, Nawfal Aljerian   +9 more
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Assessments Under Pressure: Interviews With Triage Nurses in Emergency Departments: An Exploratory Descriptive Qualitative Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To understand the experiences and decision‐making practices of registered nurses when assessing acuity at triage in emergency departments. Design The study utilised a qualitative exploratory‐descriptive design. Methods Purposive sampling recruited 11 registered nurses with triage experience from across the United Kingdom.
Hugh Gorick, Marie McGee, Toby O. Smith
wiley   +1 more source