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Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics and critical care interventions in drowning patients treated by the Danish Air Ambulance from 2016 to 2021: a nationwide registry-based study with 30-day follow-up

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Improving oxygenation and ventilation in drowning patients early in the field is critical and may be lifesaving. The critical care interventions performed by physicians in drowning management are poorly described.
Niklas Breindahl, Signe A. Wolthers, Thea P. Møller, Stig N. F. Blomberg, Jacob Steinmetz, Helle C. Christensen, the Danish Drowning Validation Group   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Qualitative Research of Violent Incidents Toward Young Paramedics in the Czech Republic [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Prehospital and emergency medical services (EMS) providers are usually the first to respond to an individual’s urgent health needs, sometimes in emotionally charged circumstances.
Cmorej, Patrik, Knor, Jiri, Nemcova, Jitka, Pekara, Jaroslav, Peran, David, Seblova, Jana   +5 more
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Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management: Prehospital, Emergency Department, and Acute Inpatient Stroke Care, 6th Edition, Update 2018

International Journal of Stroke, 2018
The 2018 update of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations for Acute Stroke Management, 6th edition, is a comprehensive summary of current evidence-based recommendations, appropriate for use by healthcare providers and system planners caring ...
J. Boulanger, M. Lindsay, G. Gubitz, Eric E. Smith, G. Stotts, N. Foley, S. Bhogal, K. Boyle, L. Braun, Tom Goddard, M. Heran, N. Kanya-Forster, E. Lang, P. Lavoie, M. McClelland, C. O’Kelly, P. Pageau, J. Pettersen, H. Purvis, M. Shamy, D. Tampieri, B. vanAdel, R. Verbeek, R. Verbeek, D. Blacquiere, L. Casaubon, David J. P. Ferguson, Y. Hegedus, G. Jacquin, Michael Kelly, N. Kamal, B. Linkewich, C. Lum, B. Mann, G. Milot, Nancy J. Newcommon, P. Poirier, W. Simpkin, Elizabeth Snieder, A. Trivedi, R. Whelan, M. Eustace, Elisabeth Smitko, K. Butcher   +43 more
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Intranasal Ketamine as an Adjunct to Fentanyl for the Prehospital Treatment of Acute Traumatic Pain: Design and Rationale of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Prehospital Emergency Care, 2020
Objective: Acute pain management is fundamental in prehospital trauma care. Early pain control may decrease the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain. Fentanyl and ketamine are frequently used off-label, but there is a
Jason McMullan, Christopher Droege, R. Strilka, Kimberly Hart, Christopher Lindsell   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Early Prehospital Tranexamic Acid Following Injury Is Associated With a 30-day Survival Benefit

Annals of Surgery, 2021
Objective: We sought to characterize the timing of administration of prehospital tranexamic acid (TXA) and associated outcome benefits. Background: TXA has been shown to be safe in the prehospital setting post-injury.
Shimena R. Li, F. Guyette, Joshua B. Brown, M. Zenati, K. Reitz, B. Eastridge, R. Nirula, G. Vercruysse, T. O'keeffe, B. Joseph, M. Neal, B. Zuckerbraun, J. Sperry   +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

The Danish Drowning Cohort: Utstein-style data from fatal and non-fatal drowning incidents in Denmark

BMC Medical Research Methodology
Background Effective interventions to reduce drowning incidents require accurate and reliable data for scientific analysis. However, the lack of high-quality evidence and the variability in drowning terminology, definitions, and outcomes present ...
Niklas Breindahl, Kasper Bitzer, Oliver B. Sørensen, Alexander Wildenschild, Signe A. Wolthers, Tim Lindskou, Jacob Steinmetz, Stig N. F. Blomberg, Helle C. Christensen, the Danish Drowning Validation Group   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The prevalence of hypotension and hypoxaemia in the prehospital setting of traumatic brain injury in Johannesburg, Gauteng [PDF]

, 2013
Includes abstract.
Stassen, Willem
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Association of Prehospital Time to In-Hospital Trauma Mortality in a Physician-Staffed Emergency Medicine System.

JAMA Surgery, 2019
Importance The association between total prehospital time and mortality in physician-staffed trauma systems remains uncertain. Objective To describe the association of total prehospital time and in-hospital mortality in prehospital, physician-staffed ...
T. Gauss, F. Ageron, M. Devaud, G. Debaty, S. Travers, D. Garrigue, M. Raux, A. Harrois, P. Bouzat   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source