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Ambulance traffic accidents and their impact on prehospital personnel: a mixed-methods study [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineObjective Prehospital personnel operate in environments with a significant risk of on-duty traffic accidents. We investigated the prevalence and characteristics of on-duty ambulance traffic accidents and explored how prehospital personnel perceive and ...
Marianne Winther +12 more
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Characteristics and causes in patients presenting with convulsions in the Danish prehospital setting [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineBackground Convulsing patients are one of the most common reasons for dispatch in the prehospital system. Determining the underlying cause of symptoms is paramount for both patient safety and determining the correct patient course.
August Emil Licht +4 more
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Retrospective Analysis of Disparities in Timing of Prehospital and Emergency Department Pain Management by Sex and Age. [PDF]
West J Emerg MedMoss D +5 more
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Prehospital time intervals for trauma patients according to population density levels in Sweden; a national retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg MedLundberg OHM, Lapidus O, Bäckström D.
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Prehospital resuscitation [PDF]
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2021 Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death in young people in the USA. Our knowledge of prehospital resuscitation is constantly evolving and is often informed by research based on military experience. A move toward balanced blood product resuscitation and away from excessive crystalloid use has led to improvements in outcomes for trauma patients ...
Martin Schreiber, Alexandra M P Brito
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Journal of Paramedic Practice, 2022 The prehospital emergency airway management is a key moderating factor for patient survival and mortality rates. There has been much debate around the optimum method of prehospital emergency airway management. This commentary critically appraises a recent systematic review which assesses the harms and benefits of three different airway management ...
Bell, Steve +3 more
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Prehospital Stroke Triage [PDF]
Neurology, 2021 This article reviews prehospital organization in the treatment of acute stroke. Rapid access to an endovascular therapy (EVT) capable center and prehospital assessment of large vessel occlusion (LVO) are 2 important challenges in acute stroke therapy. This article emphasizes the use of transfer protocols to assure the prompt access of patients with an ...
Anna, Ramos +2 more
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Traumatic cardiac arrest – a nationwide Danish study
BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023 Background Cardiac arrest following trauma is a leading cause of death, mandating urgent treatment. This study aimed to investigate and compare the incidence, prognostic factors, and survival between patients suffering from traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA)
Signe Amalie Wolthers +8 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2022 Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to be elevated among first responders (Emergency Medical Services, fire service, police force) compared to the general population.
Bjørn Ole Reid +5 more
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Prehospital emergency care [PDF]
BMJ, 1996 Many of the people who die of trauma, heart attacks, or stroke die within the first hour. Many do not reach hospital. People have thus long recognised the need to improve the emergency services offered to patients before they reach hospital. But research on what happens at that critical time is hard to do.
M, Cooke, T, Hodgetts, R, Smith
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