Transport of the trauma patient [PDF]
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2015 The transport of the seriously injured patient is associated with risk and requires particular expertise and attention. The aim of this review is to provide a historical overview of transport services available to trauma patients in the UK, describe the various transport platforms that are used, identify risks from a system and disease perspective and ...
G, Davies, A, Chesters
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Appropriateness of transport of children via emergency medical service providers according to the decision-maker on referred hospitals [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2017 Purpose We aimed to investigate the appropriateness of transport of children via emergency medical service providers (EMSP) according to the decision-maker on referred hospitals (EMSP [EMSP group] vs. guardians [user group]).
Hohyun Jeong +3 more
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Cost-Consequence Analysis of Mobile Stroke Units vs. Standard Prehospital Care and Transport
Frontiers in Neurology, 2020 Background: Mobile stroke units (MSUs) are the latest approach to improving time-sensitive stroke care delivery. Currently, there are no published studies looking at the expanded value of the MSU to diagnose and transport patients to the closest most ...
Andrew P. Reimer +9 more
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Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2023 As mass casualty incidents continue to escalate in the United States, we must improve frontline responder performance to increase the odds of victim survival.
Nicholas E. Kman +11 more
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The Efficiency of Ground Transport and Efficacy of Mobile Trauma Unit on the Inter-Hospital Transfer of Severe Trauma Patients [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2019 Purpose: The author’s trauma center implemented Mobile Trauma Units (MTU), which are ground transportation automobiles constructed with advanced medical equipment, in an attempt to improve the survival rate of severe trauma patients.
Eunae Byun +5 more
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Facing Facts: Facial Injuries from Stand-up Electric Scooters [PDF]
, 2020 Background Stand-up electric scooters (SES) are a popular public transportation method. Numerous safety concerns have arisen since their recent introduction.
Alwani, Mohamedkazim +7 more
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Reduction of intra-hospital transport time using the easy tube arrange device [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016 Objective Critically ill patients sometimes require transport to another location. Longer intra-hospital transport time increases the risk of hemodynamic instability and associated complications.
Ki Hyuk Joo +9 more
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Interfacility transport of critically ill children [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2017 Interfacility transport of critically ill children (transport) is a challenging component of pediatric critical care. The risk associated with the transport may be reduced by a specialized pediatric transport team, a screening tool for critically ill ...
Ikwan Chang, Jae Yun Jung, Young Ho Kwak
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Interhospital transport of critically ill patients: A prospective observational study of patient and transport characteristics [PDF]
Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2021 AbstractBackgroundThe cohort of critically ill patients transported between Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Norway has not been studied previously. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients and transports for different types of interhospital transfers and explore whether there were differences in morbidity and mortality ...
Helge Eiding +3 more
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Need for Aeromedical Evacuation High-Level Containment Transport Guidelines
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 Circumstances exist that call for the aeromedical evacuation high-level containment transport (AE-HLCT) of patients with highly hazardous communicable diseases.
Shawn G. Gibbs +11 more
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