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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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Prediction of a time-sensitive condition among patients with dizziness assessed by the emergency medical services

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, J. Gärskog, E. Lökholm, J. Stenström, R. Wetter, C. Axelsson, M. Andersson Hagiwara, N. Packendorff, K. Jood, T. Karlsson, J. Herlitz   +10 more
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Prehospital Time Disparities for Rural Patients with Suspected STEMI [PDF]

, 2023
Background: Rural patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) may be less likely to receive prompt reperfusion therapy. This study's primary objective was to compare rural versus urban time intervals among a national cohort of prehospital ...
Nathan Page, Chadwick D. Miller, Snavely, Anna C., Remle P. Crowe, Michael W. Supples, Simon A. Mahler, Stopyra, Jason P., Anna C. Snavely, Nicklaus P. Ashburn, Miller, Chadwick D., Smith, Zachary, Page, Nathan, Foley, Kristie, Mahler, Simon A., Ashburn, Nicklaus P., Kristie Foley, Zachary Smith, Supples, Michael W., Jason P. Stopyra, Crowe, Remle P.   +19 more
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Utilising artificial intelligence in prehospital emergency care systems in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Mallon O, Lippert F, Stassen W, Ong MEH, Dolkart C, Krafft T, Pilot E.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Trauma Simulation in Prehospital Emergency Care

Journal of Trauma Nursing, 2018
Well-educated ambulance staff is a prerequisite for high-quality prehospital trauma care. The aim of this study was to examine how nurses in the ambulance service experienced participation in trauma simulation. Sixty-one nurses, working in an emergency ambulance service, performed simulated trauma care on four different occasions and afterward rated ...
Abelsson, Anna, Lundberg, Lars
openaire   +4 more sources

A Decision Support Method for Prehospital Emergency Care Based on Ranking the Importance of Physiological Variables

, 2020
To the on-site nursing staff or field management in prehospital emergency care, it seems baffling to conduct more targeted checklist tests for a specific disease.
Shuying Zhao, Guozheng Rao, Li Zhang, Fang Li   +3 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, Fariza Anis Md Tahir, Umul Khair Mohamad, Marlina Abu Bakar, Khairul Nizam Mohamad, Maria Suleiman, Hussein Omar Khan, Julina Md Noor   +7 more
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Limited need for hospital resources among patients brought to hospital by the emergency medical services

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, Helena Ryge, Filip Scott, Johan Herlitz, Christer Axelsson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

Limitation of treatment in prehospital care : the experiences of helicopter emergency medical service physicians in a nationwide multicentre survey [PDF]

, 2019
Making ethically sound treatment limitations in prehospital care is a complex topic. Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) physicians were surveyed on their experiences with limitations of care orders in the prehospital setting, including ...
Huhtala, Heini, Tirkkonen, Joonas, Yli-Hankala, Arvi, Virkkunen, Ilkka, Hoppu, Sanna, Kangasniemi, Heidi, Kämäräinen, Antti, Setälä, Piritta   +7 more
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