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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, Hans Blomberg, David Smekal   +2 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, Victoria M. Nielsen, N. P. de la Ossa, Tracy E. Madsen, R. Cash, R. Crowe, E. Odom, E. Jauch, O. Adeoye, Christopher T. Richards   +9 more
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Sublingual microcirculation does not reflect red blood cell transfusion thresholds in the intensive care unit—a prospective observational study in the intensive care unit

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, Anna Zehnder, Vera Meier, Desirée Yeginsoy, Julian Flükiger, Martin Siegemund   +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, W. Abbes, C. Bagane, A. Jradi, S. Hafi, L. Ghanmi   +5 more
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Decision Support Capabilities of Telemedicine in Emergency Prehospital Care: Systematic Review

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2020
Background Telemedicine offers a unique opportunity to improve coordination and administration for urgent patient care remotely. In an emergency setting, it has been used to support first responders by providing telephone or video consultation with ...
Yesul Kim, C. Groombridge, L. Romero, S. Clare, M. Fitzgerald   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sublingual microcirculation: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2019
Introduction Sublingual microcirculation monitoring is suitable for bedside use in critically ill patients. We present a case in which severely impaired sublingual microcirculation was the first alarming sign of an early deterioration of the patient’s ...
Jonas D. Scheuzger, Anna Zehnder, Desirée Yeginsoy, Martin Siegemund   +3 more
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Emergency medical dispatchers’ ability to identify large vessel occlusion stroke during emergency calls

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background In acute ischemic stroke, conjugated eye deviation (CED) is an evident sign of cortical ischemia and large vessel occlusion (LVO). We aimed to determine if an emergency dispatcher can recognise LVO stroke during an emergency call by asking the
Pauli E. T. Vuorinen, Jyrki P. J. Ollikainen, Pasi A. Ketola, Riikka-Liisa K. Vuorinen, Piritta A. Setälä, Sanna E. Hoppu   +5 more
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Observational study on chest pain during the Covid-19 pandemic: changes and characteristics of visits to a Norwegian emergency department during the lockdown

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background Following the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, reports emerged on decreasing emergency department (ED) visits in many countries. Patients experiencing chest pain was no exception.
Mikkel Grande, Lars Petter Bjørnsen, Lars Eide Næss-Pleym, Lars Erik Laugsand, Bjørnar Grenne   +4 more
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Prehospital care in Indonesia [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2005
Indonesia is a huge, diverse, and developing country that until recently had no public ambulance service let alone a system of prehospital care. It commonly experiences many natural disasters, manmade conflicts, and violence as well as the daily emergencies seen worldwide.Hospitals of varying standards are widespread but have no system of emergency ...
E, Pitt, A, Pusponegoro
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Consensus Recommendations on the Prehospital Care of the Injured Athlete With a Suspected Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injury.

Journal of athletic training, 2020
INTRODUCTION Sports participation is among the leading causes of catastrophic cervical spine injury (CSI) in the United States. Appropriate prehospital care for athletes with suspected CSIs should be available at all levels of sport.
Brianna Mills, K. Conrick, S. Anderson, J. Bailes, B. Boden, Darryl Conway, James Ellis, F. Feld, Murphy Grant, B. Hainline, G. Henry, S. Herring, W. Hsu, A. Isakov, T. Lindley, Lance McNamara, J. Mihalik, Timothy L Neal, M. Putukian, F. Rivara, Allen K. Sills, Erik E. Swartz, M. Vavilala, R. Courson   +23 more
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