International Emergency Nursing Vol. 59 November 2021

Aim: Firefighters perform first aid before the ambulance arrives in areas with a long response time in Sweden;
this is called ‘While Waiting for the Ambulance’ (WWFA). The aim was to describe WWFA assignments in rural
environments, focusing on…

All over the world, disasters cause significant suffering, injuries, and health problems. Every year, nurses are involved in disaster preparedness, disaster response, and recovery mitigation, playing a vital role in
disaster management and in…

Background: Collaborative Health Care (CHC) is a unique model in which ambulance services, home health care,
hospital care and the national telephone helpline for healthcare in Sweden – Swedish health care direct
(SHD1177) collaborate to provide…

Background: Telephone care assessment (TCA) by a nurse have shown to reduce the number of emergency department (ED) visits and emergency medical services missions (EMS). The present study aimed to describe satisfaction among patients with non-urgent…

Background: Emergency department nurses are continually exposed to distressing experiences that can lead to burnout, compassion fatigue, and compassionate satisfaction, thus could affect the professional quality of life.
The aim of this study was to…

Background: Prehospital care constitutes a work environment in which Prehospital Emergency Nurses (PENs) are exposed to traumatic situations that can lead to stress and increase their vulnerability to stress reactions. PENs’ coping strategies after…

Background: Inadequate nutrition, falls, and cognitive impairment are common problems among acutely ill older people and are associated with complicated and prolonged health problems and mortality.
Objectives: To assess if the emergency medical…