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Emergency Physicians as Good Samaritans: Survey of Frequency, Locations, Supplies and Medications

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Introduction: Little is known about the frequency and locations in which emergency physicians (EPs) are bystanders to an accident or emergency; equally uncertain is which contents of an “emergency kit” may be useful during such events.
Taylor W. Burkholder, MD, MPH, Renee A. King, MD, MPH   +1 more
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Pre-Hospital Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 2020
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Matteo Pozzi, Pierre Yves Dubien, Eric Cesareo, David Pinero, Jean Francois Obadia, Jean Christophe Richard   +5 more
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Pre-hospital delay in patients with acute chest pain [PDF]

Scripta Medica, 2020
Introduction: Incidence of chest pain and discomfort varies in general population between 2 % and 5 %. Total prehospital delay involves two components: the time it takes for patients to recognise their symptoms as severe and seek medical attention, ie ...
Milovanović Lidija D., Živanović Slavoljub R.   +1 more
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Use of recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) as pre-hospital treatment in a swine model of fluid percussion traumatic brain injury

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2014
Context: Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) has been used as an adjunctive therapy for acute post-traumatic hemorrhage and reversal of iatrogenic coagulopathy in trauma patients in the hospital setting.
Bobby Kim, Ashraful Haque, Françoise G Arnaud, Kohsuke Teranishi, Thomas Steinbach, Charles R Auker, Richard M McCarron, Daniel Freilich, Anke H Scultetus   +8 more
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Data envelopment analysis for ambulance services of different service providers in urban and rural areas in Ministry of Health Malaysia

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionAmbulance services are pivotal in any country's healthcare system. An efficient ambulance service not only decreases patient mortality rate but also allows resource prioritization for better outputs.
Nor Zam Azihan Mohd Hassan, Mohd Shahri Bahari, Farhana Aminuddin, Mohd Shaiful Jefri Mohd Nor Sham Kunusagaran, Nur Amalina Zaimi, Ainul Nadziha Mohd Hanafiah, Fakarudin Kamarudin   +6 more
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Influence of bystander activation on pre-hospital emergency care response time: systematic review

Emergency Care Journal, 2023
This article presents a systematic review and analysis of grey literature to identify and address gaps in knowledge regarding the role and influence of bystander activation on pre-hospital emergency care (PEC) response time.
Felistus Ndanu Musyoka, Wanja Tenambergen, Job Mapesa, Abdushakur Ndolo, George Agot, Joy China, Lucina Koyio, Carol Ngunu, Martin Mulonzi, Veronica Njeri   +9 more
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Effect of Pre-Hospital Intravenous Fluids on Initial Metabolic Acid-Base Status in Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Metabolites, 2023
Despite its known harmful effects, normal saline is still commonly used in the treatment of hypovolemia in polytrauma patients. Given the lack of pre-hospital research on this topic, the current study aims to assess the current practice of fluid ...
Damien Bossel, Mylène Bourgeat, Olivier Pantet, Tobias Zingg   +3 more
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Pre-hospital analgesia with entonox [PDF]

Canadian Anaesthetists’ Society Journal, 1982
Pre-hospital self-administered analgesia using a 50:50 mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen (Entonox) was evaluated in 240 patients. Of these, 93.4 per cent experienced either complete or partial relief from traumatic, chest, abdominal or back pain. Drowsiness was the most common side effect noted.
N, Donen, W A, Tweed, D, White, B, Guttormson, J, Enns   +4 more
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Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small, Pi Chun Cheng, April L. Rahrig, Courtney M. Rowan   +3 more
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FPHC Wellbeing Charter: The ‘Whys’ and ‘Hows’ of the Charter

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background In 2022 the Faculty of Pre-hospital Care (FPHC) report on “Valuing Staff, Valuing Patients” was published, outlining the need to “seek out and remedy secondary stressors”, such as training burdens or financial costs.
Sarah Morton, Katy Surman, Richard Bayliss, Heather Storey, Emma Gray, Andrew Gant, Alistair Morris, Anna Forbes, Stephanie Cowan, Elizabeth Stevenson, Pamela Hardy, Richard Williams, FPHC Wellbeing Group   +12 more
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