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Showing 1 to 20 of 61 for “"out-of-hospital"”.
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Prehospital Care of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Patients
PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome of the out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and the emergency medical service system. METHODS: From October 2001 to September 2003,we collected data about all out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients visited our emergency medical center. Data were collected with our …
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Aspects of post-resuscitation care after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
… Cardiac disease is the most common cause of death in the western world and the majority of these deaths are due to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). In Sweden, approximately 10,000 persons suffer an OHCA annually and in 5000 cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is initiated. The …
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Acoustic Method for Detection Large Pneumothoraxes in the Out-of-Hospital Environment
… and poses significant risk to patients. Much of this is a result of poor diagnostic aids to assist in the detection of pneumothoraxes out-of-hospital, such as by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. A simple, portable, and accurate method of clinically detecting a pneumothorax would …
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Echocardiographic Evaluation of Left Ventricular Recovery After Refractory Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Background: The mechanisms and degree of myocardial recovery during treatment with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) are unclear. We performed a descriptive study to evaluate myocardial recovery and changes in parameters of myocardial loading using echocardiography. …
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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 …
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Efficacy and tolerance of injectable biologics and antibiotics used out of hospital: systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction: Out-of-hospital self-care in patients receiving injectable biologically derived medicines (biologics) is reported to significantly improve patients’ quality of life and reduce hospitalisations, but unexpected complications produce some negative outcomes in health and patient …
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Preparing for out of hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A GIS scenario-modeling approach
… system (GIS) to study the current placement of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in relationship to neighborhoods in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, and to determine the optimal locations for additional AEDs in the city. Using GIS to mathematically locate additional healthcare facilities …
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An investigation of endotracheal intubation and alternative intubation devices for use by paramedics in out-of-hospital care
… with arguments for and against whether CA outcomes are improved when ETI takes place. There is further debate as to whether paramedics should carry this skill out in practice, corresponding to the effectiveness of ETI attempts in the out-of-hospital environment. There are several …
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Human Factors in Drone Delivery of Automatic External Defibrillators for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Older Adult Considerations
… have the potential to improve survival rates of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrests (OHCA) due to earlier access to defibrillation. There is a lack of user-centred, and older adult-focused research in this area. The present study evaluated the perceptions and interactions of older adults with a …
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Obstacles to perform high quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs)
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rate of patients in Korea is lower than the global average and it might be caused by extremely low rate of return of spontaneous circulation in prehospital field. The authors identified the obstacles that disturb on-scene cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) …
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Mortality Risk Among Patients Who Present to Hospitals with Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest and ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
In the emergent setting of an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) presenting with an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), decisions for immediate coronary angiography are made when the likelihood of survival is highly variable and unknown. A simple prognostic tool that can identify …
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Clinical characteristics of acute brain swelling in patients with successfully resuscitated from non-traumatic out of hospital cardiac arrest
The number of cardiac arrest patients who were resuscitated has been increasing as the development of emergency medical service. Brain swelling is often found in the patients with return of spontaneous circulation. This study is going to identify risk factor for brain swelling and its frequency, …
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Adapting a community first aid responder programme to increase out-of-hospital capacity in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
… for global efforts to strengthen the provision 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 …
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Out-of-hospital assessment and management of rape survivors by pre-hospital emergency care providers in the Western Cape
South African incidence of rape ranks amongst the highest worldwide. No direct policy exists for the emergency care provider management of rape victims in the pre-hospital setting. The pre-hospital exposure to rape cases is unknown as its health information system is not gender-based violence …
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Integration of Paramedic-led Echocardiography in Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) During Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: An Education and Simulation Study.
During out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, patients presenting in pulseless electrical activity (PEA) may receive inappropriate care if a manual pulse check determines pulselessness. This study created the Cardiac Arrest Focused Echocardiography (CAFE) exam incorporating a pre-imaging technique to …
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Lived Experience of Survivorship After Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest From Survivor and Co-Survivor Perspectives: A Qualitative Phenomenological Research Study
… 3,959 to 7,000 children experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest every year. For adolescents, 17.3% survivor until hospital discharge, translating to a minimum of 153 adolescents returning to their home and family contexts every year. These survivors have significant short-term and …
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An exploration of the recognition of deterioration in ems witnessed cardiac arrest: improving national outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
… around the premise that despite the presence of globally agreed evidence-based treatment guidelines, there exists significant variation in the recognition of patient deterioration in the pre-hospital environment by Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The synthesis of my body of work will …
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Views and perceptions of advanced life support practitioners on initiating, withholding and terminating resuscitation in out of hospital cardiac arrest in the emergency medical services of the Western Cape
Non-communicable disease as a cause of death is on the rise. Cardiovascular disease was the main non-communicable cause of death in South Africa and the Western Cape in 2018, comprising of 18.9% of all deaths in the country. (1) Cardiovascular disease remains the predominant cause of …
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Health service utilisation prior to out-of-hospital natural deaths among children under five in Metro West, Cape Town in 2018: a retrospective analysis of data from the Child Death Review
… West geographical service area within the City of Cape Town district the under-five mortality rate in the Metro West GSA decreased from 25 per 1000 live births in 2010 to 22 deaths per 1000 live births in 2013, but the rate of decrease slowed down in part because of the amount of child deaths …
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Preparing providers for advanced life support in the prehospital environment
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death and Ambulance Victoria estimated over 30,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of hospital each year in Australia (1, 2). When an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest occurs, first responders, paramedics or other clinicians attached to ambulance, …
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