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At-a-glance - What can paramedic data tell us about the opioid crisis in Canada?

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2018
The nature of Canada’s opioid crisis necessitates additional data sources that can provide a more comprehensive picture of the epidemic, in order to provide public health officials and decision-makers with a robust evidence base. Paramedic data provide a
Minh T. Do, Greg Furlong, Micah Rietschlin, Matthew Leyenaar, Michael Nolan, Pierre Poirier, Brian Field, Wendy Thompson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency Care Needs in an Asymmetric Conflict: A Facility‐Based Cohort Study From Israel on October 7, 2023

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
In an armed conflict with loss of territorial control and reduced EMS access, healthcare planners may need to anticipate significant prehospital death and that many patients arrive at hospital informally. ABSTRACT Background Due to the deteriorating global security situation, many countries are preparing their health systems for armed conflict. Wartime
Maximilian P. Nerlander, Mohammad Abu Issa, Mor Saban, Gili Givaty, Yaniv Ovadia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

‘Popping nana back into bed’ - a qualitative exploration of paramedic decision making when caring for older people who have fallen

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background Older fallers constitute a large proportion of ambulance work, and as many as 25% are not transported to hospital following paramedic assessment.
Paul Simpson, Ric Thomas, Jason Bendall, Bill Lord, Stephen Lord, Jacqueline Close   +5 more
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Value in the ‘valley of the shadow of death’—When the user is no longer the value arbiter

Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract The Public Service Logic (PSL) user‐centric perspective on value creation has been one of its main critiques. Scholars argue that for some real‐world applications, such as emergency services, where users cannot engage with service offerings, the PSL must consider the roles of other service actors beyond just facilitators.
Higor Leite, Stephen Osborne
wiley   +1 more source

Establishing expert consensus on the development and implementation of a Whole School Approach to supporting primary school children with dyslexia: A Delphi study

British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Dyslexia affects an estimated 7%–10% of children and can have a profound and lasting impact on literacy, academic attainment and wellbeing. In Northern Ireland, provision for children with dyslexia remains inconsistent, characterised by variation in identification procedures, delays in assessment and uneven support across schools.
Matthew Cavanagh, Claire McDowell, Una O'Connor Bones, Laurence Taggart, Peter Mulhall   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Verbal abuse and mobbing in pre-hospital care services in Chile

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2018
Objective: to determine the perception of verbal abuse and mobbing and the associated factors of paramedic technicians (nursing assistants) and professionals (nurses, midwives, kinesiologists) in the pre-hospital care areas of three regions in the south ...
Varinia Rodríguez Campo, Tatiana Paravic Klijn   +1 more
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Expanding the Use of PAVA Spray in Young Offender Institutions: The King (on the application of The Howard League for Penal Reform) v The Secretary of State for Justice

The Modern Law Review, EarlyView.
This case note critically examines the January 2026 High Court judgment in The King (on the application of The Howard League for Penal Reform) v The Secretary of State for Justice which dismissed a judicial review challenging the expansion of the use of PAVA spray in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) in England.
Raymond Arthur
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of Parasitic Worms in Tilapia (Oreochronis niloticus) in Tanjung Bunga Lake, Makassar City

Journal of Parasite Science
In the cultivation of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), parasitic worms can be detrimental in the form of mortality, resulting in increased financial losses.
Ummu Amalia, Adyatma Muhammad Nur, Rian Hari Suharto, Muhammad Fadhlullah Mursalim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impacts of New York's balance billing regulation on ground ambulance pricing

Health Services Research, Volume 60, Issue 2, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To examine the effects of New York's surprise billing regulations on price changes by emergency ground ambulance service providers. Study Design We exploited a natural experiment using a difference‐in‐differences design with randomization inference (RI) to examine the effects of New York state regulations on the prices of emergency ...
Wendy Y. Xu, Christopher Garmon, Sheldon M. Retchin, Yiting Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards an understanding of the embedded nature of everyday ethical reasoning in paramedic education and practice

Paramedicine
Paramedicine is increasingly complex in affective, behavioural, and cognitive domains of practice. The ability to navigate this complexity is essential for paramedics who are required to simultaneously practice assertively, dynamically, sensitively, and ...
Iain Campbell, Lawrence Hill, Joe Copson
doaj   +1 more source