Prehospital identification of Covid-19: an observational study
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has affected prehospital care systems across the world, but the prehospital presentation of affected patients and the extent to which prehospital care providers are able to identify them ...
Douglas Spangler +2 more
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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 +11 more
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Pre-hospital management protocols and perceived difficulty in diagnosing acute heart failure [PDF]
, 2020 Aim To illustrate the pre-hospital management arsenals and protocols in different EMS units, and to estimate the perceived difficulty of diagnosing suspected acute heart failure (AHF) compared with other common pre-hospital conditions.
Banaszewski, Marek +77 more
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Patients’ and emergency clinicians’ perceptions of improving pre-hospital pain management: a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2013 Background: The authors aimed to investigate patients' and practitioners' views and experiences of pre-hospital pain management to inform improvements in care and a patient-centred approach to treatment. Methods: This was a qualitative study involving a
Iqbal, Mohammad +2 more
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Palliative care and prehospital emergency medicine: analysis of a case series. [PDF]
, 2014 Palliative care, which is intended to keep patients at home as long as possible, is increasingly proposed for patients who live at home, with their family, or in retirement homes.
Carron, P.N. +4 more
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Epidemiology, prehospital care and outcomes of patients arriving by ambulance with dyspnoea: An observational study [PDF]
, 2016 Background: This study aimed to determine epidemiology and outcome for patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with shortness of breath who were transported by ambulance.
Archer, Peter +57 more
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Prehospital neurological deterioration in stroke [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with stroke can experience neurological deterioration in the prehospital setting. We evaluated patients with stroke to determine factors associated with prehospital neurological deterioration (PND).
Adeoye, Opeolu +13 more
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Critical Care, 2020 Purpose Hemoglobin (Hb) transfusion thresholds are established in intensive care units. A restrictive transfusion threshold (Hb 70–75 g/l) is recommended in septic patients, and a liberal transfusion threshold (Hb 90 g/l) for cardiogenic shock.
Jonas Scheuzger +5 more
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Coronavirus lockdown and its impact on mental health of general population
European Psychiatry, 2021 Introduction On March, Tunisian government imposed lockdown measures on cities to contain the COVID19 outbreak. Media coverage, social distancing, quarantine and isolation led to a global atmosphere of anxiety and depression. Objectives To assess the
M. Dhemaid +5 more
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Development and pilot of clinical performance indicators for English ambulance services [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction: There is a compelling need to develop clinical performance indicators for ambulance services in order to move from indicators based primarily on response times and in light of the changing clinical demands on services.
Black, Sarah +5 more
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