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A hybrid strategy using an ambulance and a helicopter to convey thrombectomy candidates to definite care: a prospective observational study

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Mechanical thrombectomy is the treatment of choice for large vessel occlusion strokes done only in comprehensive stroke centres (CSC). We investigated whether the transportation time of thrombectomy candidates from another hospital district ...
Pauli Vuorinen, Piritta Setälä, Jyrki Ollikainen, Sanna Hoppu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Concrete silo collapse: emergency medical services response to a mass casualty incident

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Major incidents evolving from occupational accidents are very infrequent in Scandinavia and therefore, case reports are called for. On 26 November, 2024, a fatal occupational accident took place during the construction of a concrete silo in ...
Peter Martin Hansen, Marius Rehn, Rasmus Peter Jakobsen, Jesper Byrdorf, Simon Hestbech Lundorff, Søren Mikkelsen   +5 more
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Adverse events in prehospital emergency care: a trigger tool study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Prehospital emergency care has developed rapidly during the past decades. The care is given in a complex context which makes prehospital care a potential high-risk activity when it comes to patient safety.
Magnus Andersson Hagiwara, Carl Magnusson, Johan Herlitz, Elin Seffel, Christer Axelsson, Monica Munters, Anneli Strömsöe, Lena Nilsson   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The association of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest barriers to cardiopulmonary resuscitation initiation and continuation during the emergency call: A retrospective cohort study

Resuscitation Plus
Background: In a previous study, we identified eight types of potential barriers to bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) initiation and continuation until the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS) on scene, in the context of emergency ...
Emogene S Aldridge, Stephen Ball, Tanya Birnie, Nirukshi Perera, Austin Whiteside, Janet Bray, Judith Finn   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

National consensus on communication in prehospital trauma care, the DENIM study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017
Background In the Netherlands prehospital trauma care is provided by emergency medical services (EMS) nurses. This care is extended by Physician staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (P-HEMS) for the more severely injured patient.
Annelieke Maria Karien Harmsen, Leo Maria George Geeraedts, Georgios Fredericus Giannakopoulos, Maartje Terra, Herman M. T. Christiaans, Lidwine Brigitta Mokkink, Frank Willem Bloemers   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency medicine and general practice [PDF]

, 2005
Emergency Medicine and Immediate Medical Care are relatively new specialties. In Malta, there is quite a considerable area of overlap between these specialties and general practice.
Abela, Gunther
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The Impact of Prehospital Point of Care Ultrasounds on Emergency Patients Length of Stay in Thailand

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2023
Kamonwon Ienghong,1 Lap Woon Cheung,2,3 Somsak Tiamkao,4 Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi,1 Korakot Apiratwarakul1 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand; 2Accident & Emergency Department, Princess ...
Ienghong K, Cheung LW, Tiamkao S, Bhudhisawasdi V, Apiratwarakul K   +4 more
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Early Surgery for Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Where Are We Now? [PDF]

, 2020
Study Design: Narrative review. Objective: There is a strong biological rationale to perform early decompression after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
Badhiwala, Jetan, Fehlings, Michael G., Harrop, James, Kwon, Brian K., Wilson, Jefferson R., Witiw, Christopher D.   +5 more
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315 Patient experience analyzed through net promoter score (NPS) in the emergency medical service

BMJ Open, 2022
K Kaartinen, U Sipilä, P Setälä, S Hoppu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survival of the fastest? A descriptive analysis of severely injured trauma patients primarily admitted or secondarily transferred to major trauma centers in a Danish inclusive trauma system

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Trauma systems are crucial for enhancing survival and quality of life for trauma patients. Understanding trauma triage and patient outcomes is essential for optimizing resource allocation and trauma care.
Thea Palsgaard Møller, Josefine Tangen Jensen, Roar Borregaard Medici, Søren Steemann Rudolph, Lars Bredevang Andersen, Jakob Roed, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Helle Collatz Christensen, Mark Edwards   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source