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Effects of the institutional structure and legislative framework on ambulance accidents in developing emergency medical services systems

Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Objective: Turkey is a developing country undergoing a system change in the prehospital emergency medical services (EMS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the institutional structure and legislative framework on the number of ...
Ali Eksi, Semra Celikli, Ibrahim Catak
doaj   +1 more source

Privatisation of ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe – a growing threat? [PDF]

, 2009
This paper examines the extent of privatisation in the ambulance, emergency and firefighting services in Europe, and the companies ...
Lethbridge, Jane
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Changing Patterns of Gender Representation in Canada's Technology Sector and the Care Economy: Two Differing Tales

Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender segregation is a persistent form of labour market inequality, though patterns differ across time and economic sectors. Focusing on the care economy and the technology sector, we examine longitudinal trends in gender distributions for educational credentials and occupational participation.
Neil Guppy, Maya Balzarini, Kamila Kolpashnikova, Katherine Lyon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual Trauma Team [PDF]

, 2001
The clinical motivation for Virtual Trauma Team is to improve quality of care in trauma care in the vital first "golden hour" where correct intervention can greatly improve likely health outcome.
Bults, R.G.A., Jones, V.M.
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A novel method of non-clinical dispatch is associated with a higher rate of critical Helicopter Emergency Medical Service intervention [PDF]

, 2018
Background - Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a scarce resource that can provide advanced emergency medical care to unwell or injured patients. Accurate tasking of HEMS is required to incidents where advanced pre-hospital clinical care is
de Coverley, Richard, Joy, M., Lyon, Richard, Munro, Scott, Salmon, Mark, Williams, Julia   +5 more
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Screening for brain‐related comorbidities in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Construction, reliability, and validity of the BIND screener

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
The Brain Involvement iN Dystrophinopathies (BIND) screener is an 18‐item questionnaire with strong reliability and validity for identifying potential brain‐related comorbidities in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It allows rapid, cross‐age and cross‐country screening for both clinical and research purposes, demonstrating good sensitivity and specificity.
Ruben Miranda, Pien M. M. Weerkamp, Anna Kolesnik, Chloe Geagan, Daniela Chieffo, Mariana Suárez‐Bagnasco, David Skuse, Elizabeth Vroom, Erik H. Niks, John Vissing, Isabelle Desguerre, Volker Straub, Francesco Muntoni, Eugenio Mercuri, Jos G. M. Hendriksen, on behalf of BIND Consortium, Nathalie Angeard, Dimitrios Athanasiou, Suzie‐Ann Bakker, Nathalie Boddaert, Ellie Drummond, Chloe Durrlemann, Fernanda Fortunato, Luis Miguel García‐Moreno, Mattia Gervasi, Rosanne Govaart, Irina Guliaeva, Catherine Hankinson, Leslie Hemar, Rebecca Hendel, Hermien Kan, Leevi Kerkela, Gregory Landon, Monika Malinova, William Mandy, Federica Moriconi, Monia Pellizzari, Sarah Poncet, Elvina Sakellariou, Sergiu Siminiuc, Anna Würgler Slipsager, Lily Smythe, Pietro Spitali, Mads Peter Godtfeldt Stemmerik, Asmus Vogel, Jeanne Wolstencroft, Camilla Zanetti   +46 more
wiley   +1 more source

Undergraduate paramedic students' attitudes to e-learning: findings from five university programs

Research in Learning Technology, 2011
Computers and computer-assisted instruction are being used with increasing frequency in the area of undergraduate paramedic education. Paramedic students' attitudes towards the use of e-learning technology and computer-assisted instruction have ...
Graham Munro, Richard Brightwell, Andrew Molloy, Malcolm Boyle, Brett Williams, Melinda Service, Ted Brown   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why Can't I Figure This Out? Identity Negotiation and Higher Education Decision Making Among Women With Caring Responsibilities

Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women with unpaid caring responsibilities frequently wrestle with challenges when making decisions about higher education study, asking “Why can't I figure this out?” Statistics have persistently demonstrated that women undertake the majority of unpaid care work, however, unpaid carers are an underrepresented cohort in research, in higher ...
Deborah Munro, Jill Willis, Andrew Gibson, Melinda Laundon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paramedic attitudes and experiences working as a community paramedic: a qualitative survey

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Community paramedicine (CP) is an extension of the traditional paramedic role, where paramedics provide non-acute care to patients in non-emergent conditions.
Aarani Paramalingam, Andrea Ziesmann, Melissa Pirrie, Francine Marzanek, Ricardo Angeles, Gina Agarwal   +5 more
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Study of The Physiological Status of Horses Before and After Training in Anantya Riding Club

Journal of Applied Veterinary Science and Technology
Background: The physiological status of a horse is an indicator of its health. Parameters that can be used to determine the health status of a horse include respiratory rate, heart rate, and body temperature.
Henny Endah Anggraeni, Igal Muhammad
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