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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Ambulance service"”.
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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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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
… 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 time, how long people should …
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A retrospective review of post-intubation sedation and analgesia practices in a South African private ambulance service
… in a private South African emergency medical service. Methodology: Patient report forms (PRF) of intubated patients between 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 …
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Prehospital endotracheal intubation practices by paramedics in the provincial ambulance service of the Western Cape province of South Africa
It is well-established that endotracheal intubation in the field is associated with a considerably greater degree of difficulty, and a much higher complication and failure rate than intubation undertaken in the operating-theatre environment. The reasons for this are many-fold, have been quantified …
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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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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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A 12-month retrospective, descriptive study of Hout Bay Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, Cape Town, South Africa
… There is a growing need for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) globally and in Africa, as health services develop. The establishment and continued operation of volunteer ambulance services might assist with this need. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the operational activities of a …
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The contribution of pre-hospital integrated care pathways on improving the clinical effectiveness of emergency ambulance managed care
Currently an emergency ambulance staffed by a paramedic and emergency medical technician are responded to every '999' call received regardless of severity or type of call. Evidence has shown this to be necessary and effective for a number of clinical conditions and prioritisation systems have been …
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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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The effectiveness of airway management in the pre hospital treatment of traumatic brain injury : a retrospective, observational study of pre hospital treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the Western Australian ambulance service
… Injury is controversial. Currently in St John Ambulance Service Australia (WA) Inc. three forms of pre hospital treatment are utilized to manage the airway of the adult head-injured patient. If attended by on-road paramedic staff, basic airway management is utilized unless the patient is …
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The comparative efficacy of inhaled methoxyflurane and intranasal fentanyl for the pre hospital management of cardiac and or visceral pain
… pain assessment tool utilised by the WA Ambulance Service. DESIGN: Retrospective study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients suffering pain of a cardiac or visceral pain origin as coded by ambulance paramedics from the WA Ambulance Service. METHODS: This study was conducted based on the treatment …
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Evaluation Of The Role Of Digital Support Tools In Supporting The Mental Health And Wellbeing Of Welsh Ambulance Call Handlers Following Traumatic Or Abusive Telephone Contacts With Patients Or Their Families.
… efficacy of digital support tools that the Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust (WAST) could put in place to assist staff members, in particular, emergency call-handlers, in managing the psychological effects of these encounters. This study uses a mixed methods approach to investigate how …
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The skills-maintenance, competence paradigm for the evolving role of a Paramedic
… attended and skills commonly used in one UK ambulance service, (ii) assess the performance of clinicians across different types of skills and (iii) explore clinicians’ perceptions of their competence and confidence in relation to their objectively assessed performance. The study was carried …
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ΤΜΗΜΑ ΕΠΕΙΓΟΝΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΑΤΥΧΗΜΑΤΩΝ. ΕΠΙΠΤΩΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΑΜΟΡΦΩΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΧΩΡΟΥ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΝΤΙΜΕΤΩΠΙΣΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΣΘΕΝΩΝ. ΝΟΣΗΛΕΥΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΟΣΕΓΓΙΣΗ
… CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS: 1) LIMITED USE OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE. THE 67,1% OF THE PATIENTS ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL BY PRIVATE CAR OR TAXI. ONLY 38,8% OF THE PATIENTS WERE CARRIED TO THE HOSPITALS BY AMBULANCE. 2) FUNCTIONAL INSUFFICIENCY OF THE LABORATORY SERVICES. THE STUDY REFERRED IN …
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Becoming a paramedic: the experiences of newly qualified paramedics in navigating a changing professional, social and personal identity
… qualified paramedics as they transition into the ambulance service workforce. Methods The study used a longitudinal mixed-methods convergent design, with a social constructionist underpinning. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected simultaneously and triangulated to more fully interpret …
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What airway and vascular access skills can be performed whilst wearing the NHS issued chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear personal protective equipment?
… equipment (CBRN-PPE) across the National Health Service (NHS), in 2007, represented an increase in the capacity to treat patients following a CBRN incident. However, little was known on what impact the NHS CBRN-PPE would have on skill performance. To date a number of studies have evaluated …
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prehospital emergency care for stroke/transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) and implications for future policy and service delivery
… potential implications for future policy and service delivery. Methods This PhD thesis employed a mixed-methods approach, using the multilevel model of triangulation design. This approach was informed by the “Resilient Health System as a Conceptual Framework for Strengthening Public Health …
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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 …