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Emergency Medical Services Response Optimization
Time-sensitive medical emergencies are responsible for one-third of all deaths worldwide and similarly affect both developed and developing countries. Emergency medical services (EMS) provide rapid out-of-hospital treatment for time-sensitive medical emergencies. In this thesis, we combine …
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Community characteristics and the provision of emergency medical services
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is provided in a variety of different ways in the United States. Methods of service delivery range from the purely private to the completely public and include mixtures that are not clearly one or the other. Based on a review of the literature, this variation is …
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The selection and preparation of paramedic preceptors in emergency medical services
In Emergency Medical Services, training programs for paramedics, providers of Advanced Life Support emergency care, include a field internship where students are partnered with a preceptor for training and evaluation before program completion; The purpose of this study was to determine if certain …
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Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Treatment Protocols: Aligning With National Best Practices
… Paramedic treatment protocols exist amongst Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers in the State of Kentucky. These differences lead to inconsistencies in quality of patient care delivered, reduce ease of mobility of providers and result in a decreased oversight from the Kentucky Board of …
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Data driven approaches to improve operational efficiency of emergency medical services
… approaches to maximize the service level of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in emerging economies. These systems usually operate under heavy resource constraints and face significant operational challenges, making them structurally and operationally different from systems in developed …
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Improving the delivery of emergency medical services: the case of central Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1972. M.C.P.
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The regionalization of emergency medical services : a strategy for planning and intervention
Thesis. 1975. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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An Analysis of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services and Human Error Contributors to Accidents
<p>Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) is a growing industry that provides a vital service to transport critically ill or injured patients to healthcare facilities. This growth has come with an increase in rates of HEMS crashes and fatalities. Certain types of events commonly precede HEMS …
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The Effects of SMS Implementation on Safety Culture Within Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
Safety Management Systems (SMS) have now become regulation within FAR Part 121 operations with U.S. airports and FAR Part 135 operators coming next. An assessment of the implementation of voluntary SMS programs and their effects on safety culture within major U.S. Helicopter Air Ambulance (HAA) …
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The development of integrated palliative care and emergency medical services in South Africa
Background The role of Emergency Medical Services in out-of-hospital patient management has evolved rapidly in recent years to include more intricate and integrated forms of healthcare beyond emergency care. For example, there has recently been recognition of the role Emergency Medical Services …
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The development of integrated palliative care and emergency medical services in South Africa
Background The role of Emergency Medical Services in out-of-hospital patient management has evolved rapidly in recent years to include more intricate and integrated forms of healthcare beyond emergency care. For example, there has recently been recognition of the role Emergency Medical Services …
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Joint Vehicle Dispatching and Redeployment for Emergency Medical Services with Multi-Critic Reinforcement Learning
With regard to Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the response time and consistency that they can provide care to in need patients is of the upmost importance. The key aspects of achieving this efficiency lies in how the EMS vehicles are dispatched to a patient from the currently available fleet and …
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Development of an Emergency Medical Services Plan for Commercial Spaceflight Events in Spaceport America
… centers, Spaceport America will require an emergency medical services (EMS) plan to prepare for and deal with medical emergencies that may arise during commercial spaceflight activities. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this capstone project was to assess Spaceport America’s EMS needs and to develop …
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Exploring Paramedic Student Leadership Characterstics in Emergency Medical Services Education Programs: A Grounded Theory Study
… skills are important to function in the field of emergency medical services. Paramedics operate in unpredictable environments, often as members of complex, interdisciplinary teams where stakes are high. Many theories have described the importance of effective leadership across several disciplines, …
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An agent-based model of the emergency medical services system in Nelson Mandela Bay municipality
… systems can lead to delays in accessing urgent medical care and increased mortality for critically ill or injured patients. In the Nelson Mandela Bay district of South Africa's Eastern Cape province, the public EMS system struggles to meet its own response time targets. In addition to long …
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A Trigger-Tool-based Description of Adverse Events in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Qatar
Introduction Adverse Events (AEs) in Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) remains poorly reported, despite the potential for harm to occur. The Trigger Tool (TT) represents a novel approach to AE detection in healthcare. The aim of this study was to retrospectively describe the frequency of …
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A descriptive study of acutely poisoned patients presenting to the Western Cape Emergency Medical Services
… or middle-income countries is largely unknown. Emergency medical services (EMS) are often responsible for the on-scene management and transport of these patients and have a range of treatment options depending on scope of practice. The aim of this study was to describe acute poisoning patients …
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An analysis of emergency response times within the public sector emergency medical services in KwaZulu-Natal
… for the degree of Master of Health Sciences in Emergency Medical Care, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.
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A study of the administration of emergency medical services in San Joaquin County : analysis and recommendations
<p>This study examines the administration of emergency medical services (E.M.s.) in San Joaquin County. The analysis proposes to determine whether any serious inadequacies exist with the system as it is administered presently.</p> <p>There were three major sources for this research. The …
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