Emergency medical services

ISSN: 1471-227X (Online)

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    Costs and effects of interventions targeting frequent presenters to the emergency department: a systematic and narrative review

    Viola Korczak, Janani Shanthosh, Stephen Jan, Michael Dinh… Article:83
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    What are emergency ambulance services doing to meet the needs of people who call frequently? A national survey of current practice in the United Kingdom

    Helen A. Snooks, Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Robert Cole, Adrian Edwards… Article:82
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    Needs assessment of emergency medical and rescue services in Abuja/Nigeria and environs

    Peter Asaga Mac, Axel Kroeger, Philomena Ehi Airiohuodion Article:78
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    Characteristics and resource needs in patients with vestibular symptoms: a comparison of patients with symptoms of unknown versus determined origin

    Martin Müller, Martina B. Goeldlin, Janika Gaschen… Article:70
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    Effectiveness of interventions to alleviate emergency department crowding by older adults: a systematic review

    Gijs Hesselink, Özcan Sir, Yvonne Schoon Article:69
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    Characteristics and outcomes of patients with dyspnoea as the main symptom, assessed by prehospital emergency nurses- a retrospective observational study

    Wivica Kauppi, Johan Herlitz, Carl Magnusson, Lina Palmér… Article:67
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    Early inter-hospital transfer of patients with myocardial infarction without a doctor, paramedic or nurse on board: results from a French regional emergency care network

    Sebastien Cassan, Mihaela Rata, Claire Vallenet, Philippe Fromage… Article:60
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    Influence of social characteristics on use of paediatric emergency care in Sweden - a questionnaire based study

    Julia Ellbrant, Jonas Åkeson, Jenny Eckner, Pia Karlsland Åkeson Article:59
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    A review of triage accuracy and future direction

    Hon Lon Tam, Siu Fung Chung, Chi Kin Lou Article:58
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    Women’s experience of unplanned out-of-hospital birth in paramedic care

    Belinda Flanagan, Bill Lord, Rachel Reed, Gail Crimmins Article:54
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    The reliability and accuracy of operational system data in a nationwide helicopter emergency medical services mission database

    A. Heino, T. Iirola, L. Raatiniemi, J. Nurmi, A. Olkinuora… Article:53
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    Management of acute coronary syndrome in emergency departments: a cross sectional multicenter study (Tunisia)

    Asma Sriha Belguith, Kaouthar Beltaief, Mohamed Amine Msolli… Article:50
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    Application of the emergency medical services trigger tool to measure adverse events in prehospital emergency care: a time series analysis

    Ian Howard, Bernard Pillay, Nicholas Castle, Loua Al Shaikh… Article:47
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    Do health care professionals’ perceptions help to measure the degree of overcrowding in the emergency department? A pilot study in an Italian University hospital

    Andrea Strada, Francesca Bravi, Giorgia Valpiani… Article:47
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    Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Cameroonian physicians with regards to acute pain management in the emergency department: a multicenter cross-sectional study

    Paul Owono Etoundi, Junette Arlette Metogo Mbengono… Article:45
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    Body temperature measurement in ambulance: a challenge of 21-st century?

    Paweł Podsiadło, Tomasz Darocha, Sylweriusz Kosiński… Article:44
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    Prehospital characteristics among patients with sepsis: a comparison between patients with or without adverse outcome

    Agnes Olander, Henrik Andersson, Annelie J. Sundler… Article:43
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    Creative adapting in a fluid environment: an explanatory model of paramedic decision making in the pre-hospital setting

    Gudrun Reay, James A. Rankin, Lorraine Smith-MacDonald… Article:42
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    Patients’ time perception in the waiting room of an ambulatory emergency unit: a cross-sectional study

    Hervé Spechbach, Jessica Rochat, Jean-Michel Gaspoz… Article:41
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    Dispatch guideline adherence and response interval—a study of emergency medical calls in Norway

    Eirin N. Ellensen, Torben Wisborg, Steinar Hunskaar… Article:40
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