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Incidence and prehospital management of convulsive status epilepticus in Martinique, a French Caribbean territory

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is an acute complication that can either occur in the course of epilepsy, or reflect an acute neurological or systemic disorder. SE incidence and associated mortality vary across regions and studied populations.
Florian Negrello, Alexis Fremery, Jonathan Florentin, Sylvie Merle, Vianney Aquilina, Yannick Brouste, Dabor Resiere, Rishika Banydeen, Papa Gueye   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Racing against time: Emergency ambulance dispatches and response times, a register-based study in Region Zealand, Denmark, 2013–2022

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background The global strain on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is reflected in the increasing number of emergency ambulance dispatches. Shorter EMS response times have demonstrated some effect on very specific and rare conditions.
Josefine Tangen Jensen, Thea Palsgaard Møller, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Helle Collatz Christensen   +4 more
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Progression of vital signs during ambulance transport categorised by a paediatric triage model: a population-based historical cohort study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To examine the severity and progression of acute illness or injury in children using vital signs obtained during ambulance transport and categorised according to a paediatric triage model.Design A population-based historical cohort study using
Vibe Maria Laden Nielsen, Torben Kløjgård, Henrik Bruun, Morten Breinholt Søvsø, Erika Frischknecht Christensen   +4 more
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Association of intraosseous and intravenous access with patient outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Scientific Reports, 2023
Here we report the results of a study on the association between drug delivery via intravenous route or intraosseous route in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
Frederik Nancke Nilsson, Søren Bie-Bogh, Louise Milling, Peter Martin Hansen, Helena Pedersen, Erika F. Christensen, Jens Stubager Knudsen, Helle Collatz Christensen, Fredrik Folke, David Høen-Beck, Ulla Væggemose, Anne Craveiro Brøchner, Søren Mikkelsen   +12 more
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Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.
Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent, Carmen Jiménez, Narciso Barbancho, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Teresa Figueiredo, Carla Gomes, Ion Ratusneac, João Mário Gonçalves, Corina Hasnas, Rui de Almeida   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hybrid emergency care at the home for patients – A multiple case study

BMC Emergency Medicine
Introduction Healthcare systems worldwide are facing numerous challenges, such as an aging population, reduced availability of hospital beds, staff reductions and closure of emergency departments (ED).
Åsa Falchenberg, Ulf Andersson, Gabriella Norberg Boysen, Henrik Andersson, Anders Sterner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethical challenges experienced by prehospital emergency personnel: a practice-based model of analysis

BMC Medical Ethics, 2022
Background Ethical challenges constitute an inseparable part of daily decision-making processes in all areas of healthcare. In prehospital emergency medicine, decision-making commonly takes place in everyday life, under time pressure, with limited ...
Henriette Bruun, Louise Milling, Søren Mikkelsen, Lotte Huniche   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound in Medicalized Prehospital Setting on Diagnostic Workup

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
Objectives The primary objective of this study was to describe the indications for performing point‐of‐care ultrasound (POCUS) in prehospital settings. The secondary objective was to assess its impact on the diagnostic workup when its use was initiated by the emergency physician (EP) dispatched with a mobile intensive care unit (MICU).
Frederic Balen, Andy Rouze, Xavier Dubucs   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design of a SUMO-Based Simulator for Optimal Location of Emergency Vehicles in the Emergency Medical Systems

Emergency Medicine International
The response time between an accident happening and an ambulance reaching the incident place is a very delicate and crucial time. The time elapsed between those two events could be the determining factor of whether the injured person gets to live or die.
Antoni Mínguez, Volkan Tozan, Monica El-Assaad, Silvia Solà-Muñoz, Youcef Azeli, Luis J. de la Cruz Llopis, Xavier Jiménez-Fàbrega, Carles Galup, Raimon Dalmau, Mónica Aguilar Igartua   +9 more
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Assessment of patients with suspected sepsis in ambulance services: a qualitative interview study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The initial care of patients with sepsis is commonly performed by ambulance clinicians (ACs). Early identification, care and treatment are vital for patients with sepsis to avoid adverse outcomes.
Agnes Olander, Anders Bremer, Annelie J. Sundler, Magnus Andersson Hagiwara, Henrik Andersson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source