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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Prehospital emergency care"”.
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Prehospital emergency care provider’s understanding of their responsibilities towards a mental health care user, during a behavioural emergency
Background: Prehospital emergency care providers in South Africa are regularly called to assist with the management of mental healthcare users. The Mental Health Care Act no 17 of 2002 regulates mental healthcare in South Africa but makes no reference to the roles and responsibilities of …
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Gender-based violence: strengthening the role and scope of prehospital emergency care by promoting theory, policy and clinical praxis
… recorded the highest femicide rate in the world. Prehospital Emergency Care providers appear to be well positioned (as first responders) to respond to abuse early. The aim was to understand and strengthen current/potential practice of domestic violence intervention by prehospital emergency medical …
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Shaping the undergraduate pain management curriculum in prehospital emergency care education: toward a curriculum and competency framework for South Africa
… Managing patients' pain is a common necessity in Prehospital Emergency Care. Research evidence suggests that pain and nociception are not optimally managed by Emergency Medical Services. One reason for this suboptimal management may be education that is misaligned with clinical and contextual …
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A descriptive study of patients presenting with a chief complaint of seizures to the prehospital emergency care practitioner of the Western Cape
… medical emergencies presenting to emergency centres and attended to by prehospital emergency care practitioners. These require a rapid response, prompt identification and appropriate management. There is a paucity of information describing the demographics and prehospital management …
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Assessing vicarious traumatisation and utilisation of psychological support services amongst prehospital emergency care providers in Limpopo Emergency Medical Services: a cross-sectional survey
Introduction: Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers face frequent exposure to traumatic incidents. Such exposure can cause vicarious trauma (VT), a psychological condition characterized by symptoms akin to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). VT affects individuals empathetically engaged …
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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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Development of a model to address the content, process and communication aspects of emergency centre handover
Introduction: The emergency centre forms the first formal interaction between the prehospital and inhospital phases of the patient care continuum. There are several variables that have the potential to affect handover efficacy. Poor handover has been associated with an increase in sentient events …
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Developing an in-depth understanding of acute pain assessment and management in the prehospital setting in the Western Cape, South Africa, the factors influencing practice and what improvement measures could advance prehospital acute pain management
… Acute pain is a common reason for seeking emergency care in the prehospital and emergency centre settings where pain prevalence ranges widely. Pain is a significant global health problem which often goes unnoticed and is undermanaged. To this end, a project consisting of a series of …
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Assessing use of the South African triage scale in the Western Cape government emergency medical services system
Introduction: A critical concept underpinning emergency medicine is triage. Triage is the systematic process of sorting patients based on acuity and/or resource need, with the goal of getting the right person to the right place at the right time to receive the right level of care. Triage influences …
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Supporting Transfer Time Predictions in Medical Dispatch using Visualizations of Historical Data
Decision making in emergency medical dispatch is difficult due to the high time pressure and uncertainty faced by dispatchers. This is especially true in large-scale medical transport systems, such as Ornge in Ontario, because of the large geographical area serviced and the limited air and land …