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Review article: Prehospital telehealth for emergency care: A scoping review
Emergency Medicine Australasia, 2023 Telehealth has been successfully implemented in the prehospital setting to expedite emergency care, although applications are still in their infancy. With recent advances in technologies, it is not described how prehospital telehealth has evolved over ...
Carrie Janerka +3 more
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Prehospital Emergency Care, 2023 Background This review aims to understand the present circumstances on the provision of prehospital trauma care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly scoping the challenges experienced by LMICs in this regard.
S. Quake +11 more
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BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background Dizziness is a relatively common symptom among patients who call for the emergency medical services (EMS). Aim To identify factors of importance for the early identification of a time-sensitive condition behind the symptom of dizziness among ...
C. Magnusson +10 more
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Under-triage of older trauma patients in prehospital care: a systematic review
European Geriatric Medicine, 2021 The systematic review aimed to assess the under-triage rate for older trauma patients in prehospital care and its impact on their outcomes. Older trauma patients were significantly under-triaged in prehospital care and the benefits of triaging these ...
Abdullah Alshibani +2 more
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Measurement and monitoring patient safety in prehospital care: a systematic review
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2021 Background Prehospital care is potentially hazardous with the possibility for patients to experience an adverse event. However, as compared to secondary care, little is known about how patient safety is managed in prehospital care settings.
P. O’Connor +4 more
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Prehospital Stroke Care Part 1: Emergency Medical Services and the Stroke Systems of Care.
Stroke, 2022 Acute stroke care begins before hospital arrival, and several prehospital factors are critical in influencing overall patient care and poststroke outcomes.
K. Zachrison +9 more
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BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background In Sweden, the majority of patients who are transported to hospital by the emergency medical services (EMS) are relatively old and the majority suffer from comorbidity. About half these patients are admitted to a hospital ward and will stay in
Carl Magnusson +4 more
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Experience repatriation of citizens from epicentre using commercial flights during COVID-19 pandemic
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020 Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries instituted closure of borders from international and local travels. Stranded citizens appeal to their governments to embark on citizen repatriation missions.
Sarah Shaikh Abdul Karim +7 more
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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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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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