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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Prehospital care"”.
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Prehospital Care of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients
… 119 resuscitation were not satisfactory in the care of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.Witnessed arrest and bystander CPR did not significantly affect the survival rate.This means there are some problems in our pre-hospital care for the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients.
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Prehospital care providers' decision to transport the patient with a suicide attempt refusing care in the Cape Town Metropole, Western Cape: A survey based on the Mental Healthcare Act of 2002
… referred to hospital under the Mental Healthcare Act of 2002 have been noted. There is little documented about the knowledge and understanding of prehospital providers of the mental healthcare act, their responsibilities and the issues around patient competence and refusal of care. The …
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Mode of transport to hospital among patients with ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi: correlates, physician and patient attitudes, and associated clinical outcomes
… worldwide. Existing research shows that prehospital care provided by emergency medical services (EMS) can significantly improve outcomes. However, EMS remains grossly underutilised in Abu Dhabi despite a well-established presence. Objectives: In this three-part quantitative, observational …
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Prehospital pain management in mass casualty scenarios: a scoping review
… MCS, defined as incidents where patient care needs exceed available resources, pose unique challenges for prehospital care providers. This scoping review aims to synthesize existing evidence on prehospital pain management strategies, identify gaps, and inform future research and policy …
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Adapting a community first aid responder programme to increase out-of-hospital capacity in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
… of quality Emergency, Critical, and Operative care (ECO) to address the growing burden of acute and critical illnesses, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In areas where formalised prehospital care systems are being established to improve outcomes, the incorporation of a …
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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
… ischemic attack (TIA), with the minimisation of prehospital delays critical to the stroke chain of survival. The COVID-19 pandemic led to worldwide restrictions, resulting in significant societal changes, including alterations to healthcare access and delivery, which particularly impacted …
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Training lay people as first responders to reduce road traffic mortalities and morbidities in Ethiopia: Challenges, barriers and feasible solutions.
… elapsed from the onset of the accident to trauma care facility. This program entails contacting and notifying the emergency service and providing facilities about the nature and magnitude of the accident, taking action to secure the scene in order prevent the injured and other onlookers from harm …
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Management of Neurotrauma in Low-Resource Settings
… protocols, and guidelines proposed for the care of patients with sTBI in regions of limited resources (RLRs). Limitations of care for sTBI include suboptimal or non-existent prehospital care, overburdened emergency services, lack of trained human resources, and surgical and intensive care. …
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Initiating the development of a curriculum for South African adult critical care retrieval
… is a crucial component of emergency healthcare in South Africa, necessitated by disparities in healthcare infrastructure, specialist availability, and geographic constraints. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) facilitate these transfers, often requiring specialised Critical Care Retrieval …