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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"Ambulance"”.
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Customer Satisfaction in the Metropolitan Ambulance Service
… the satisfaction of users of the Metropolitan Ambulance Service, Melbourne (MAS). The theories of Customer Satisfaction were reviewed then a definition of the concept established. The current state of the MAS was briefly discussed and the PLSM methodology was defined. Data collected from the …
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The Epidemiology of Pediatric Ambulance Transport in Ontario, Canada
… Trauma is one of the most frequent requests for ambulance services. However, little is known about the mechanism of injury sustained by pediatric patients seen by a paramedic. There are few studies comparing ambulance transport to private transport in pediatric patients and none within the …
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An exploration of the support needs of ambulance paramedics
The work of ambulance paramedics is usually physically and emotionally draining and can place significant amounts of pressure on the emergency service worker. The work they do can impact their social life, their family and ultimately, their health. The primary aim of this research was to explore …
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Simulation Optiisation and Markov Models for Dynamic Ambulance Redeployment
The study of dynamic ambulance redeployment, also known as move-up or sys- tem status management, is the main concern of this investigation. Move-up is a practice of dynamically deciding stand-by locations for free ambulances in attempt to achieve quick response times. In the first part of the …
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The management of information technology investments in the Australian ambulance services
… certainly the case with each of the Australian Ambulance Services. With the rapid increase in the use of Information Technology and the expectation about its use by both staff and the general public, the Ambulance Service managements' are faced with the dilemma of trying to ensure that their …
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An investigation into ambulance laryngoscopes as a potential source of infection amongst emergency medical service personnel in a private ambulance service in the eThekwini Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal
A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of technology: Emergency Medical Care, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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Fatigue, ambulance perspectives in a comparative study between air and road transports
… has been applied to the hours of operation of Ambulance Officers who perform both night and day shifts, while also being required for on-call. The Officer on-call is on stand-by between shifts, to be available to respond for duties from the completion of one shift until the commencement of the …
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A Multi-City Simulation and Performance Comparison of Dynamic Ambulance Redeployment Models
The focus of this thesis is on dynamic ambulance redeployment for emergency medical services, which is the act of positioning ambulances in real-time, typically to reduce response times to emergency calls. There are many existing redeployment models in the literature, but it is not known which …
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Red and white is always right : perspectives from a group of ambulance workers
From its European founders through to the "Chicago School" and up to the contemporary concerns of ethnomethodology, the study of work and occupations has been a central concern of sociological research. Based on data collected by participant observation and unstructured interviewing, this study …
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Climate Adaptation in Out-Of-Hospital Settings: Building Strategic Disaster Resilience in Ambulance Operations
… surrounding the resilience and practices of ambulance services, particularly in the context of escalating climate-related risks and overlapping disasters, such as pandemics. This study uses a pragmatic lens to highlight the implications for operational adjustments within the British Columbia …
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Experiences of falls in domestic settings and use of ambulance services : an ethnographic study
… community. Localunpublished data from an English ambulance service found that followingambulance call-outs, 24-32% of the patients were not conveyed to hospital andof those, only 32-52% were referred to the local Falls Prevention Service for aspecialist multifactorial assessment (NICE, …
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Predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder among ambulance personnel in the western cape province
… associated with an increased risk for PTSD in ambulance personnel and the barriers faced in accessing support for work related stress (WRS). Methods: A cross-sectional study of voluntary participants comprising 388 ambulance personnel was conducted. Participants completed self-administered …
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Evaluation of the training and continuing education for employment as an emergency medical technician - ambulance
… training of most Emergency Medical Technicians - Ambulance today was conceived in the 1960s using the medical model of diagnoses and treatment. The demands upon the occupation by society, however, go beyond the limits of the original medical model. The medical model, for Emergency Medical …
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Bio-mimicry of a Leopard Tortoise’ Shoulder Girdle in Space Frame Design of an Ambulance Body
… that locally modified bicycle and motorcycle ambulances are not conducive to maternal patients during emergencies. This study investigates the feasibility of modelling an ergonomically and crashworthy patient compartment for road conditions in rural SSA. The patient compartment is modelled by …
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Development of a clinical deterioration prediction tool for adult patients during ambulance transportation in South Africa
… the occurrence of clinical deterioration during ambulance transportation in adult patients within the South African context. Through classification and regression analysis it also sought to determine the variables associated with the occurrence of CD, with the goal of developing a pre-hospital …
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A kernel approach to the estimation of performance measures in a helicopter ambulance service with missing data
… operational scenarios for a regional air ambulance service-company which has bases in Northern California. Two of these bases serve the land areas encompassed roughly in a circular area of radius 100 miles centered in Gilroy and Salinas, respectively; with a large part of their coverage …
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Social Housing: Safety Net, Ambulance Service or Just Home? Exploring the Potential Impact of Fixed Term Tenancies
The economic downturn and ageing population has caused a rethink of a number of services: social housing providers are, as a result of the Coalition’s housing strategy (mainly enacted by the Localism Act 2011), not only considering who should be given low cost and secure housing, but for the first …
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A retrospective review of post-intubation sedation and analgesia practices in a South African private ambulance service
… 1 Jan 2017 and 31 Dec 2017 from a single private ambulance service were reviewed. Data was analysed descriptively. Correlations were calculated with Spearman's Rank correlations and group differences were calculated with Independent T tests and Mann-Whitney U tests. Significant correlations were …
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