Experience of using video support by prehospital emergency care physician in ambulance care - an interview study with prehospital emergency nurses in Sweden. [PDF]
BMC Emerg Med, 2021 Introduction: When in need of emergency care and ambulance services, the ambulance nurse is often the first point of contact for the patient with healthcare. This role requires comprehensive knowledge of the ambulance nurse to be able to assign the right
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Trends and Predictors of Limb Tourniquet Use by Civilian Emergency Medical Services in the United States [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Tourniquet use by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) can be life saving for severely injured patients. The adoption of this intervention is not well described in civilian settings.
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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.
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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
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Patient satisfaction with telephone care assessment among patients with non-urgent prehospital emergency care issues : A cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2021 Background: Telephone care assessment (TCA) by a nurse have shown to reduce the number of emergency department (ED) visits and emergency medical services missions (EMS).
Hoikka, M.J +4 more
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Fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) as pain treatment in older persons with suspected hip fractures in prehospital emergency care – A comparative pilot study [PDF]
, 2021 Background Older persons with a suspected hip fracture and suffering considerable pain are common patients in the emergency medical services (EMS). Pain treatment needs to be improved and fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) can be one option.
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background The biomarker serum S100 calcium-binding protein B (S100B) is used in in-hospital triage of adults with mild traumatic brain injury to rule out intracranial lesions.
Sophie-Charlott Seidenfaden +6 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
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Cortical symptoms described in emergency calls for patients with suspected large vessel occlusion: a descriptive analysis of 157 emergency calls [PDF]
, 2022 BACKGROUND: Emergency medical dispatchers typically use the dispatch code for suspected stroke when the caller brings up one or more symptoms from the face-arm-speech triad.
Vuorinen, Pauli +6 more
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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 ...
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