The impact of a new regional air ambulance service on a large general hospital [PDF]
Background: Helicopter air ambulance crews are influenced in their selection of the destination hospital for their patients by several factors including: distance from the scene; facilities, on site specialties, and senior cover of the receiving hospital;
Bleetman, A., Currie, A., Jenkinson, E.
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Patient satisfaction in the emergency department: a case of Sina hospital in Tabriz [PDF]
Objective: Patient satisfaction is one of the most important indicators for measuring the quality of emergency services and health care. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the patients’ satisfaction in the emergency department (ED) of Sina ...
Maryam Eshghi +4 more
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Analisis Kinerja Dan Budaya Mutu Di Igd RS PKU Muhammadiyah YOGYAKARTA II [PDF]
Concern to quality service in nowadays becoming global issue that triggered by consciousness to give best service for patient or by request from eksternal side of hospital.
Pransisca, Y. (Yunita) +1 more
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An observational study of patient characteristics associated with the mode of admission to acute stroke services in North East, England [PDF]
Objective Effective provision of urgent stroke care relies upon admission to hospital by emergency ambulance and may involve pre-hospital redirection.
Antony Bayer +37 more
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Pre-hospital management protocols and perceived difficulty in diagnosing acute heart failure [PDF]
Aim To illustrate the pre-hospital management arsenals and protocols in different EMS units, and to estimate the perceived difficulty of diagnosing suspected acute heart failure (AHF) compared with other common pre-hospital conditions.
Banaszewski, Marek +77 more
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Background Elderly and frail patients who are unable to call for help in case of vital distress can develop complications during their hospitalization. As a supplement to clinical monitoring by the nursing staff, these patients can also be monitored in ...
Daniel Aiham Ghazali +3 more
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ANALYSIS OF THE PROFILE OF THE PATIENT AS VICTIM OF MULTIPLE TRAUMA
This quantitative, exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional study was undertaken in the Emergency Department of a hospital specialized in treating multiple trauma. The aim was to analyze the profile of the patients affected by multiple trauma.
Katia Cilene Godinho Bertoncello +2 more
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The impact of neighborhood deprivation on patients' unscheduled out-of-hours healthcare seeking behavior: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background: The use of unscheduled out of hours medical care is related to the social status of the patient. However, the social variance in the patient's preference for a hospital based versus a primary care based facility, and the impact of specific ...
Buylaert, Walter +5 more
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What impact did a Paediatric Early Warning system have on emergency admissions to the paediatric intensive care unit? An observational cohort study [PDF]
Summary The ideology underpinning Paediatric Early Warning systems (PEWs) is that earlier recognition of deteriorating in-patients would improve clinical outcomes.
Carrol, E.D. +5 more
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HOSPITALIZATION IN A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY UNIT: EXPERIENCES
The aim was to describe the experience of family members of patients attended in an Emergency Unit in Fortaleza-Ceará regarding their collaboration in the activities, and the difficulties experienced.
Lívia Moreira Barros +4 more
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