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Do male and female trauma patients receive the same prehospital care? : An observational follow-up study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Trauma-related mortality can be lowered by efficient prehospital care. Less is known about whether gender influences the prehospital trauma care provided.
Castrén, M., Lossius, H.M., Lövbrand, H., Ponzer, S., Rubenson Wahlin, R., Skrivfars, M.   +5 more
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Utility of Fear Severity and Individual Resilience Scoring as a Surge Capacity, Triage Management Tool during Large-Scale, Bio-event Disasters [PDF]

, 2006
Threats of bioterrorism and emerging infectious disease pandemics may result in fear related consequences. Fear based signs and symptoms, if left undetected and untreated, may be extremely debilitating and lead to chronic problems with risk of permanent ...
Bracha, H. Stefan, Burkle Jr., Frederick M.   +1 more
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Impact of amount of fluid for circulatory resuscitation on renal function in patients in shock: evaluating the influence of intra-abdominal pressure, renal resistive index, sublingual microcirculation and total body water measured by bio-impedance analysis on haemodynamic parameters for guidance of volume resuscitation in shock therapy: a protocol for the VoluKid pilot study–an observational clinical trial

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2018
Background All forms of shock, particularly septic shock, that involve insufficient blood supply to tissues to meet metabolic demands are main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide and develop in one third of patients admitted to the intensive care
Alexa Hollinger, Lukas Gantner, Franziska Jockers, Thomas Schweingruber, Katrin Ledergerber, Jonas Dominic Scheuzger, Markus Aschwanden, Michael Dickenmann, Johann Knotzer, Jasper van Bommel, Martin Siegemund   +10 more
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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
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Leading interagency planning and collaboration in mass gatherings: public health and safety in the 2012 London Olympics [PDF]

, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Planning and implementing public health initiatives in mass gatherings such as the Olympic Games pose unique challenges for interorganizational collaboration, which involves interaction among multiple and diverse agencies.
Bistaraki, A., Kyratsis, Y., McKeown, E.
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Dexmedetomidine in prevention and treatment of postoperative and intensive care unit delirium: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Intensive Care, 2018
Background To determine the preventive and therapeutic effect of dexmedetomidine on intensive care unit (ICU) delirium. Methods The literature search using PubMed and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials was performed (August 1, 2018) to ...
Julian Flükiger, Alexa Hollinger, Benjamin Speich, Vera Meier, Janna Tontsch, Tatjana Zehnder, Martin Siegemund   +6 more
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Safety and Efficacy of Hospital Utilization of Tranexamic Acid in Civilian Adult Trauma Resuscitation [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Patients with trauma-induced coagulopathies may benefit from the use of antifibrinolytic agents, such as tranexamic acid (TXA). This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of TXA in civilian adults hospitalized with traumatic hemorrhagic ...
Borger, Rodney, Chandwani, Deepak, Comunale, Mark E., Dong, Fanglong, Inaba, Kenji, Lowe, Andrew, Neeki, Michael, Powell, Joe, Quispe, Juan, Rabiei, Massoud, Salameh, Joseph, Toy, Jake, Vara, Richard, Wong, David   +13 more
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Retrospective Study of Midazolam Protocol for Prehospital Behavioral Emergencies [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Agitated patients in the prehospital setting pose challenges for both patient care and emergency medical services (EMS) provider safety. Midazolam is frequently used to control agitation in the emergency department setting; however, limited
Huebinger, Ryan M., Markul, Eddie, Pearlman, Kenneth S., Richards, Christopher T., Stein-Spencer, Leslee, Tataris, Katie L., Weber, Joseph M., Zaidi, Hashim Q.   +7 more
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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
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Qualitative Research of Violent Incidents Toward Young Paramedics in the Czech Republic [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Prehospital and emergency medical services (EMS) providers are usually the first to respond to an individual’s urgent health needs, sometimes in emotionally charged circumstances.
Cmorej, Patrik, Knor, Jiri, Nemcova, Jitka, Pekara, Jaroslav, Peran, David, Seblova, Jana   +5 more
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