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Unmanned aerial vehicles and pre-hospital emergency medicine [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used in many industrial and commercial roles and have an increasing number of medical applications. This article reviews the characteristics of UAVs and their current applications in pre-hospital emergency medicine ...
Katy Surman, David Lockey
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Investigation of stress, anxiety, and depression levels of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine personnel in eastern Iran during the Covid-19 pandemic [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Pre-hospital emergency medicine (PHEM) personnel are at risk of developing psychological disorders during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate depression, anxiety, and stress levels of the Iranian PHEM personnel during the ...
Mohammadreza Sabbaghi, Kheizaran Miri, Reza Kahi, Mohammad Namazi Nia   +3 more
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Pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia in 2025: ten years on from the modification of induction regimes

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia has become a common intervention in pre-hospital emergency medicine. Induction regimes have been modified significantly in the last decade largely guided by medical literature.
Mark Hodkinson, David Zideman, Kurtis Poole   +2 more
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Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Caring for people who are ill or injured in pre-hospital environments is emotionally draining and physically demanding. This article focuses on the Psychosocial and Mental Health Programme commissioned by the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC)
Richard Williams, Verity Kemp, Jennifer Burgess, Esther Murray, Suzy Stokes, Andrew Wood, Samantha Batt-Rawden, Laura Bland, David Lockey   +8 more
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Changes in peripheral arterial blood pressure after resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may be an adjunct treatment to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Aortic occlusion may increase aortic pressure and increase the coronary perfusion pressure and the cerebral ...
Jostein Rødseth Brede, Eivinn Skjærseth, Pål Klepstad, Trond Nordseth, Andreas Jørstad Krüger   +4 more
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A prospective observational study comparing two supraglottic airway devices in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Airway management in patients with out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is important and several methods are used. The establishment of a supraglottic airway device (SAD) is a common technique used during OHCA.
Maja Pålsdatter Lønvik, Odd Eirik Elden, Mats Joakimsen Lunde, Trond Nordseth, Karin Elvenes Bakkelund, Oddvar Uleberg   +5 more
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Key performance indicators for pre hospital emergency Anaesthesia - a suggested approach for implementation

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Pre-hospital Emergency Anaesthesia (PHEA) is regarded as one of the highest risk interventions that pre-hospital providers perform. AAGBI guidance from 2017 suggests the use of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to audit PHEA quality.
James Raitt, James Hudgell, Henry Knott, Syed Masud   +3 more
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Challenges and opportunities to improve efficiency and quality of prehospital emergency care using an mHealth platform: Qualitative study in Rwanda

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Prompt, high-quality pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) can significantly reduce morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to identify factors that compromise efficiency and quality of pre-hospital emergency care in ...
Mediatrice Niyonsaba, Menelas Nkeshimana, Jean Marie Uwitonze, Justine Davies, Rebecca Maine, Jeanne D'Arc Nyinawankusi, McKenna Hunt, Rob Rickard, Sudha Jayaraman, Melissa H. Watt   +9 more
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Comparison of quality of chest compressions during training of laypersons using Push Heart and Little Anne manikins using blinded CPRcards

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Background Mass Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training using less expensive and easily portable manikins is one way to increase the number of trained laypeople in a short time.
Shota Tanaka, Alexander E. White, Ryo Sagisaka, Guanseng Chong, Eileen Ng, Jinny Seow, Nurul Asyikin MJ, Hideharu Tanaka, Marcus Eng Hock Ong   +8 more
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The role of pre-hospital ambulance care in the management of road traffic injuries in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Emergency Care Journal, 2022
It is estimated that 1.35 million people die each year as a result of road traffic injuries worldwide, with Africa having the highest annual rate. Ethiopia has the highest fatality rate in road traffic accidents, at 79%.
Mulugeta Bonsa Ragasa, Tesfaye Girma Legesse, Birhanu Asrat Wudineh, Helina Abayneh   +3 more
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