Results 61 to 70 of about 110,001 (276)

Ultra-Early Differential Diagnosis of Acute Cerebral Ischemia and Hemorrhagic Stroke by Measuring the Prehospital Release Rate of GFAP.

Clinical Chemistry, 2021
BACKGROUND Plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and tau are promising markers for differentiating acute cerebral ischemia (ACI) and hemorrhagic stroke (HS), but their prehospital dynamics and usefulness are unknown.
O. Mattila, N. Ashton, K. Blennow, H. Zetterberg, H. Harve-Rytsälä, S. Pihlasviita, J. Ritvonen, G. Sibolt, Tiina Nukarinen, Sami Curtze, D. Strbian, M. Pystynen, T. Tatlisumak, M. Kuisma, P. Lindsberg   +14 more
semanticscholar   +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

Fatigue impact of mixed reality in mass casualty incidents training

BMC Digital Health
Background Fatigue is a multifaceted state characterized by a significant lack of energy or motivation; which is perceived by the individual to interfere with usual and desired activities; it can hinder an individual’s functioning.
Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Raúl Muñoz-Romo, Alberto Blanco-Lara, Paula Sanchíz-Torres, Tatiana Vazquéz-Rodríguez, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Carmen Cardós-Alonso   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute pain in the prehospital setting: a register-based study of 41.241 patients

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Acute pain is a frequent symptom, but little is known about the frequency and causes of acute pain in the prehospital population. The objectives of this study were to investigate the frequency of moderate to severe pain among prehospital ...
Kristian D. Friesgaard, Ingunn S. Riddervold, Hans Kirkegaard, Erika F. Christensen, Lone Nikolajsen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bivalirudin started during emergency transport for primary PCI. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Bivalirudin, as compared with heparin and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors, has been shown to reduce rates of bleeding and death in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Berg, J. van den, Bernstein, D., Clayton, T., Clemmensen, P., Coste, P., Deliargyris, E.N., Eggink, G.J., et al., Goldstein, P., Grunsven, P. van, Hamm, C.W., Hamon, M., Hof, A. van't, Huber, K., Lapostolle, F., Nef, H., Nibbe, L., Orto, M. Campo dell', Pocock, S., Prats, J., Schuette, D., Soulat, L., Steg, P.G., Steinmetz, J., Verheugt, F.W.A., Zeymer, U.   +25 more
core   +1 more source

An Integrated Prehospital Point‐of‐Care Lung Ultrasound Protocol for Patients with Dyspnea

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
We present a time‐efficient, clinically integrated lung ultrasound protocol tailored for prehospital use by providers not yet routinely using ultrasound. Specifically designed to support the recognition of pneumothorax and interstitial syndrome, the protocol emphasizes operational feasibility, spectrum‐based diagnostic reasoning, and strict time ...
David Purkarthofer, Marco Seebacher, Michael Furtmüller, Jakob Laumer, Peter Zechner, Otmar Schindler, Geza Gemes, Michael Eichlseder   +7 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
doaj   +1 more source

Causes of prehospital misinterpretations of ST elevation myocardial infarction [PDF]

, 2016
Objectives: To determine the causes of software misinterpretation of ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) compared to clinically identified STEMI to identify opportunities to improve prehospital STEMI identification.
Bosson, Nichole, Eckstein, Marc, French, William J., Jollis, James G., Koenig, William, Kontos, Michael C., Macfarlane, Peter W., Niemann, James, Sanko, Stephen, Stickney, Ronald E., Tadeo, Richard, Taylor, Tyson G.   +11 more
core   +1 more source

The Danish prehospital emergency healthcare system and research possibilities

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
The emergency medical healthcare system outside hospital varies greatly across the globe - even within the western world. Within the last ten years, the demand for emergency medical service systems has increased, and the Danish emergency medical service ...
T. Lindskou, S. Mikkelsen, E. Christensen, P. A. Hansen, Gitte Jørgensen, O. Hendriksen, H. Kirkegaard, P. Berlac, M. B. Søvsø   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prehospital pulse oximetry: a red flag for early detection of silent hypoxemia in COVID-19 patients

Critical Care, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has been expanding since the first cases in Asia in late 2019, may result in acute respiratory failure (ARF) with severe hypoxemia [1–3].
R. Jouffroy, D. Jost, B. Prunet
semanticscholar   +1 more source