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A scoping review to determine the barriers and facilitators to initiation and performance of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation during emergency calls

Resuscitation Plus, 2022
Background: To maximise out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients’ survival, bystanders should perform continuous, good quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until ambulance arrival.
Emogene S. Aldridge, Nirukshi Perera, Stephen Ball, Judith Finn, Janet Bray   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Inverted Circuit: Attribution, Answerability, and Accountability in Canadian Health Governance

The Milbank Quarterly, EarlyView.
Policy Points Canada and the United States have not failed for want of accountability mechanisms in health governance. They have failed because accountability is repeatedly invoked where attribution and answerability are not already standing, so the result is the punishment of visible individuals rather than structural correction.
ALAN H. MENKIS
wiley   +1 more source

Baden Prevention and Reduction of Incidence of Postoperative Delirium Trial (PRIDe): a phase IV multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial of ketamine versus haloperidol for prevention of postoperative delirium

Trials, 2018
Background Delirium is a neurobehavioural syndrome that frequently develops in the postoperative setting. The incidence of elderly patients who develop delirium during hospital stay ranges from 10-80%.
Harriet Riegger, Alexa Hollinger, Burkhardt Seifert, Katharina Toft, Andrea Blum, Tatjana Zehnder, Martin Siegemund   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Whole‐Body CT Utilisation in Adult Trauma: Guideline Compliance, Incidental Findings, and the Role of Anticoagulation in Low‐Energy Falls at a Regional New Zealand Centre

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Whole‐body CT (WBCT) is central to major trauma assessment, but indiscriminate use carries a substantial radiation burden. The Central Region Trauma Network's Early Radiological Imaging in Major Trauma Guideline (CPG154), adopted at this centre, specifies criteria for WBCT and excludes low‐energy falls from standing height.
Vamsi Thammandra, Jonny Russell
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Medical Services Calls for Service at Adult Detention Centers: A Descriptive Study

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: Incarcerated individuals represent a vulnerable sector of society, with a disproportionate burden of substance use, mental health problems, and chronic illness.
Jeffrey N. Wood, Aaron B. Klassen, Matthew D. Sztajnkrycer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Project for Universal Management of Airways: guidelines for providing a foundation for airway management

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Before commencing airway management in any individual patient, a foundation should be provided that establishes the capability of organisations, departments and practitioners to undertake all episodes of airway care safely and effectively.
Nicholas C. Chrimes, Andy Higgs, Robert Greif, Paul A. Baker, Richard M. Cooper, Carin A. Hagberg, George Kovacs, J. Adam Law, Sheila N. Myatra, Ellen P. O'Sullivan, William H. Rosenblatt, Christopher H. Ross, John C. Sakles, Massimiliano Sorbello, Stuart D. Marshall   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-hospital cardiac arrest: a call for moral agency in modern medical practice

BMC Medical Ethics
This article features an exemplary case of a terminally ill man with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order who is subject to a resuscitation attempt after suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
Christina Louise Joerck, Alexander Sejr Skovbo Kristensen, Martin Holdgaard Lunding, Lars Grassmé Binderup, Lotte Huniche, Mette Aaby Smith, Søren Mikkelsen, Henriette Bruun   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unplanned out‐of‐hospital deliveries: Insights from 3473 births of a 13‐year prospective cohort study in France

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
In this 13‐year French emergency medical service cohort of 3473 unplanned out‐of‐hospital deliveries, severe complications were uncommon but serious adverse events occurred. Prematurity and neonatal hypothermia were the main factors associated with adverse outcomes, supporting universal prehospital preparedness, thermal protection, initial hemorrhage ...
Charlène Duchanois, Cédric Laurent, Kévin Duarte, François Javaudin, Philippe Pes, Agnès Ricard‐Hibon, Thomas Bizouard, Nicolas Bounaud, Olivier Morel, Tahar Chouihed, AIE Group Investigators   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The performance of screening tools and use of blood analyses in prehospital identification of sepsis patients and patients suitable for non-conveyance - an observational study

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Early recognition of sepsis by the EMS (Emergency Medical Services), along with communicating this concern to the emergency department, could improve patient prognosis and outcome.
Agnes Olander, Lina Frick, Jennifer Johansson, Kristoffer Wibring   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Finnish Paramedics' Self‐Assessed Competence in Paediatric and Neonatal Care: A Nationwide Survey of Education, Training and Development Needs

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To explore Finnish paramedics' self‐assessed competence in paediatric and neonatal care and identify educational and training needs. Methods This cross‐sectional survey included 253 graduates of Finnish bachelor‐level paramedic programmes. Data were collected between January and March 2026 using a Webropol questionnaire distributed through
Mikko Kaartinen, Emilia Laapio‐Rapi, Ilari Kuitunen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source