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Prehospital PEEP for Acute Respiratory Distress: Protocol for a Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Background Positive end‐expiratory pressure (PEEP) can improve oxygenation and reduce the work of breathing in patients with acute respiratory distress. In the prehospital setting, systems providing continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bi‐level positive airway pressure (BiPAP) and adjustable pressure‐limiting (APL) valves are used ...
Daniel Wittrock +5 more
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Comparison of paramedic image and its determinants between paramedic and non-paramedic students
Jeong-Mi Park, Su-Min Kim
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ABSTRACT Background End‐tidal carbon dioxide capnography (EtCO2) is widely used to guide intubated patients' ventilation. Current guidelines for prehospital advanced airway management assume a gradient of approximately 0.67 kPa between EtCO2 and arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2).
Jussi Tero +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background The use of coercion or persuasion raises ethical challenges but may be justified when prehospital patients require immediate treatment and are unable to consent. This study aims to describe the characteristics of coerced or persuaded adult pre‐hospital patients in the Region of Southern Denmark.
Sif Højmark Vobbe +7 more
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Paramedics: A Missing Workforce in Australia's Mental Health System. [PDF]
Emond K, Spong J.
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ABSTRACT Objective Ambulance services are increasingly relied upon to provide a vital emergency point‐of‐care health service to adults who fall while living in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs). This study examined patterns of ambulance attendance to falls‐related cases among people aged 65 years and over living in RACFs. Methods We conducted an
Alexis Hughes +4 more
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JN. 1 and cardiac-related clinical manifestations: a current public health concern
Sangeeta Chhotaray +4 more
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Emergency Department Triage Nurses' Scope of Practice: An Observational Study
ABSTRACT Aim To explore emergency department triage nurses' scope of practice and activities related to their triage role and management of patients located in emergency department waiting areas. Design Exploratory, descriptive, observational study using naturalistic decision making.
Julie Considine +8 more
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Editorial: paramedic careers and research - why it matters and how to start. [PDF]
Prothero L, Pocock H, Wilson C, Wolfe J.
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