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Utilization patterns of low‐titer group O whole blood in a level 1 trauma center

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Whole blood (WB) is an easy‐to‐use resuscitation fluid. As more low‐titer group O WB has become available at our hospital, it is being used in an increasingly diverse range of situations, both pre‐hospital and in‐hospital. Study Design and Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of all WB units issued by our transfusion ...
Maryam Asif, Alisha D. Berry, Shafaq Zahid, Erin Tuott, Lynn G. Stansbury, John R. Hess   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The uptake of Continuous Professional Competency by Prehospital Care Providers delivered via live presentations and on-line video feed.

, 2016
Background: The delivery of continuing professional competency (CPC) education to prehospital care providers in Ireland has evolved to include online and social media based activities.
Ellis, Glen, Ryan, Grainne, Ryan, Damien
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Direct versus video laryngoscopic intubation by novice prehospital intubators with and without chest compressions: A pilot manikin study

, 2011
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether chest compressions affect the time taken for intubation (TTI) using the Macintosh laryngoscope and two portable video laryngoscopes (VLs) (GlideScope Ranger and Airway Scope) when used by novice prehospital caregivers, and
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Attitudes to living and working in pandemic conditions among emergency prehospital medical care personnel [PDF]

, 2010
Little is known about the risk perceptions and attitudes of healthcare personnel, especially of emergency prehospital medical care personnel, regarding the possibility of an outbreak or epidemic event.This study was designed to investigate pre-event ...
Coory, Michael, Jamrozik, Konrad, Archer, Frank, Kelly, Heath A., Tippett, Vivienne C., Kelly, Heath, Tippett, Vivienne, Watt, Kerrianne, Raven, Steven, Raven, Steven G.   +9 more
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The blood system in Ukraine: Experience in martial law conditions

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background/Case Studies Efficient blood and blood components supply is key to the stable operation of a health care system, especially to a civilian population and military under martial law. The blood system is an important component of a state's defense capability and national security.
Yevgen Chornenkyy, Mark Jedrzejczak, Marium Malik, Oleksandr Serhiienko, Dmytro Koval, Ricardo Sumugod, Margaret Fink, Paul Lindholm, Glenn Ramsey   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual & mixed reality fatigue questionnaire

BMC Medical Education
Background Virtual Reality (VR) generates an artificial environment in which users interact with computer-generated scenarios and sounds. Using devices such as headsets and motion sensors, users are immersed in a simulated world.
Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Raúl Muñoz-Romo, Helmut Schrom-Feiertag, Alberto Blanco-Lara, Tatiana Vazquéz-Rodriguez, M. Carmen Cardós-Alonso   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prehospital triage of patients diagnosed with perforated peptic ulcer or peptic ulcer bleeding: an observational study of patients calling 1-1-2

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Triage systems are used in emergency medical services to systematically prioritize prehospital resources according to individual patient conditions.
Kasper Bonnesen, Kristian D. Friesgaard, Morten T. Boetker, Lone Nikolajsen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Doctor’s knowledge and practices of traumatic brain injury management in Chinese prehospital settings

, 2015
Objectives: The incidence and mortality of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has increased rapidly in the last decade in China. Appropriate ambulance service can reduce case-fatality rates of TBI significantly.
Chu, Kevin, Kou, Kou, Xiang-Yu Hou, Sun, Jian-Dong, Kevin Chu, Hou, Xiang-Yu, Kou Kou, Jian-Dong Sun   +7 more
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Blood supply continuity and emergency preparedness in natural and man‐made disasters and in armed conflicts—The Nordic perspectives

Vox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Recent events have highlighted the urgent need for comprehensive blood preparedness plans at local, regional, national and cross‐border levels within the Nordic countries. This article outlines the perspectives and strategies related to blood preparedness in Norway, Sweden and Finland, in the context of emergencies, disasters and armed ...
Agneta Wikman, Christian Medby, Denise Bäckström, Jarkko Ihalainen, Markus Lyyra, Patrik Nimberger‐Hansson, Geir Strandenes, Jouni Lauronen, Torunn Apelseth   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transport mechanical ventilation for adults in the prehospital setting: a practical approach

Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a convenient therapeutic intervention modality in prehospital settings for managing urgent situations requiring ventilatory support due to respiratory failure, regardless of the etiology.
Jorge Iván Gil Mayorga, Valentina Carrillo Jojoa, Jorge Reinerio Escobar Morantes   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source