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Prehospital care providers’ understanding of responsibilities during a behavioural emergency

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
Background: Prehospital emergency care providers are frequently called to assist with the management of mental healthcare users (MHCUs). The Mental Health Care Act no.
Charnelle Stander, Peter Hodkinson, Enrico Dippenaar   +2 more
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Status epilepticus: Updates on mechanisms and treatments

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Status epilepticus (SE) consists of prolonged, self‐sustaining seizures and is a common neurological emergency that causes respiratory compromise and neuronal injury. Without prompt treatment, the seizures can become resistant to benzodiazepines, leading to the progressive evolution of established, refractory, and super‐refractory SE.
Suchitra Joshi, Jaideep Kapur
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Prehospital diagnosis and management of supraventricular tachycardia – a scoping review

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) are tachyarrhythmias that may result in haemodynamic instability and require prompt recognition and management in the prehospital setting. Current guidelines recommend a stepwise approach— vagal manoeuvres,
Lorenzo Gamberini, Federico Moro, Claudia Dallari, Silvia Cavagna, Paolo Pallavicini, Alessandra Bagioni, Giulia Scurria, Valeria Carinci, Federico Semeraro, Carlo Coniglio, Marco Tartaglione   +10 more
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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
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Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.
Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent, Carmen Jiménez, Narciso Barbancho, Manuel Duarte Lobo, Teresa Figueiredo, Carla Gomes, Ion Ratusneac, João Mário Gonçalves, Corina Hasnas, Rui de Almeida   +9 more
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An Integrated Prehospital Point‐of‐Care Lung Ultrasound Protocol for Patients with Dyspnea

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, EarlyView.
We present a time‐efficient, clinically integrated lung ultrasound protocol tailored for prehospital use by providers not yet routinely using ultrasound. Specifically designed to support the recognition of pneumothorax and interstitial syndrome, the protocol emphasizes operational feasibility, spectrum‐based diagnostic reasoning, and strict time ...
David Purkarthofer, Marco Seebacher, Michael Furtmüller, Jakob Laumer, Peter Zechner, Otmar Schindler, Geza Gemes, Michael Eichlseder   +7 more
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Risk of minor congenital heart defect in infants conceived via assisted reproductive technology: cohort study from the Copenhagen Baby Heart Study

Ultrasound in Obstetrics &Gynecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Infertility affects up to 20% of couples in high‐income countries, which has led to an increased use of assisted reproductive technology (ART). While previous studies have linked ART to a higher risk of major congenital heart defects (CHD), less is known about the associated risk of minor CHD.
F. Kyhl‐Svart, J. S. Jensen, R. O. B. Vøgg, D. Vassard, J. Forman, H. A. Boyd, V. Hjortdal, A.‐S. Sillesen, A. A. Raja, S. Dannesbo, A. F. Mariager, C. Torp‐Pedersen, M. P. Andersen, K. Iversen, H. Bundgaard, P. L. Madsen, A. Pinborg   +16 more
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Safer prehospital anaesthesia: updated guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Prehospital emergency anaesthesia is recognised as a high‐risk clinical intervention. These updated guidelines consider changes in prehospital practice and parallel changes in the practice of in‐hospital emergency anaesthesia, with the aim of encouraging standardised safe anaesthetic practice in a challenging clinical area.
David Lockey, Celestine Weegenaar, Imran Ahmad, Pascale Avery, Philip Cowburn, Richard M. Lyon, Giles Nordmann, Andrew J. Pountney, Cosmo F. M. Scurr, Matthew D. Wiles   +9 more
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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
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Multicentre observational study on practice of prehospital management of hypotensive trauma patients: the SPITFIRE study protocol

BMJ Open, 2022
Introduction Major haemorrhage after injury is the leading cause of preventable death for trauma patients. Recent advancements in trauma care suggest damage control resuscitation (DCR) should start in the prehospital phase following major trauma.
John B Holcomb, Tiziana Cena, David Lockey, Luca Montagnani, Simona Cavallo, Andrea Cortegiani, Lorenzo Gamberini, Carlo Coniglio, Marco Tartaglione, Valentina Chiarini, Cristian Lupi, Giovanni Gordini, Tobias Gauss, Aimone Giugni, Maria Teresa Strano, Luca Carenzo, Carlo Alberto Mazzoli, Silvia Cavagna, Davide Allegri, Giovanni Sbrana, Andrea Caglià, Jacopo Pernechele, Andrea Mina, Roberto Vacca, Roberto Gioachin, Valeria Bonato, Claudia Monge, Paolo Frisoni, Luca Nicora, Giovanna Zilio, Cristina Barbarino, Andrea Paoli, Giacomo Magagnotti, Andrea Spagna, Alberto Trincanato, Francesca Verginella, Marta Pescolderung, Stefania Armani, Adriano Valerio, Giulio Desiderio, Edoardo Picetti, Michela Ciminello, Christian Tosato, Yuri Ferrara, Stefano Barbadori, Silvia Pini, Andrea Vignali, Alberto Baratta, Davide Durì, Calogero Centonze, Matteo Ciccolini, Alessandra Spasiano, Tommaso Marzano, Guido Gambetti, Domenico Minniti, Michela Rauseo, Gilda Cinnella, Rosanna Vaschetto, Giacomo Iapichino, Fabio Genco, Antonio Iacono, Annalisa Deiana, Marco Vidili, Massimiliano Carta, Alessio Ficarella, Flavia Baccari   +65 more
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