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Palliative Medicine, 2021 Background: There is a growing demand for community palliative care and home-based deaths worldwide. However, gaps remain in this service provision, particularly after-hours. Paramedicine may help to bridge that gap and avoid unwanted hospital admissions,
Madeleine L. Juhrmann +3 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background In a prehospital setting, the severity of respiratory symptoms in patients calling for an ambulance differ. The initial evaluation, diagnosing, and thereby management can be challenging because respiratory symptoms can be caused by disease in ...
P. Pietersen +8 more
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Stress-Inducing Factors vs. the Risk of Occupational Burnout in the Work of Nurses and Paramedics
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022 Introduction: Contemporary healthcare faces new challenges and expectations from society. The profession of a nurse, as well as a paramedic, is essential for the efficient functioning of healthcare.
A. Grochowska +2 more
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Paramedics Have Untapped Potential to Address Social Determinants of Health in Canada
Healthcare Policy | Politiques de Santé, 2021 The role of paramedics, including select paramedics providing primary and preventive care in homes and community settings, is evolving in health systems around the world.
A. Allana, A. Pinto
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Introduction Paramedics play a vital role in the healthcare system by providing professional support in situations of direct threat to patient health and life.
A. Piotrowski +4 more
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Public perception of female paramedics at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2018 Background Although emergency medical service (EMS) providers recognize that both male and female paramedics are necessary, Saudi EMSs are currently fully staffed by men.
Nesrin Alharthy +5 more
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022 Introduction Correctly identifying people with suspected stroke is essential for ensuring rapid treatment. Our aims were to determine the sensitivity of emergency dispatcher and paramedic identification of patients with stroke, the factors associated ...
Amminadab L. Eliakundu +13 more
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Contribution of paramedics in primary and urgent care: a systematic review
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2020 Background Within the UK, there are now opportunities for paramedics to work across a variety of healthcare settings away from their traditional ambulance service employer, with many opting to move into primary care.
Georgette Eaton +4 more
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Journal of the College of Community Physicians, 2018 Background: Hepatitis is a systemic infection with major pathology in the liver mainly due to hepatitis B virus (HBV). It can cause acute and chronic infections while some patients never get rid of the virus and develop cirrhosis of the liver or liver ...
Prakash Pant +2 more
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The Use of Virtual Reality in Training Paramedics for a Mass Casualty Incident
Applied Sciences, 2022 This paper presents the design of a virtual reality learning module inspired by the exercises of healthcare professionals and its limitations as a result of action research carried out by the authors’ collective.
Alena Lochmannová +5 more
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