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Emergency medical services often serve as the initial point of contact for septic patients, offering crucial pre-hospital intervention opportunities. However, the efficacy of pre-hospital interventions remains uncertain. From this perspective, we’ll…

Sixty studies covering 57 ML algorithms were included. Logistic Regression (LR) was the most used model, while eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), decision tree-based algorithms with Gradient Boosting (GB), and Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) showed…

Despite being life-threateningly ill or injured, patients were still able to describe their unique needs—which were not only related to biomedical care. A relationship was established between healthcare professionals and the patient in the initial…

A total of 509 severe trauma patients (377 males and 132 females) were included, with a median age of 53 years (range: 42–65 years). The mortality rate was found to be 23.4%. Logistic regression analysis revealed that age, ISS, and qSOFA + H + PT…

Of the 1,643 included anonymous assignment report forms, 52.9% (n = 869) related to patients aged ≥ 65 years. In this population, the mean age was 80.7 years (SD 8.2), 49.6% were female and most were in long-term care, whether as home care recipients…

The literature search revealed 422 respective 561 articles in Cinahl and Medline where headlines and abstracts were read to identify areas posing risks to patient safety in EMS for children. During the structured discussions, one trigger was added to…

We have identified eight articles that met our inclusion criteria with a total sample size of 8,612 participants. The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that the pooled estimate for the prevalence of prolonged EDLOS is…

Pediatric cases constituted 20.0 % of RRV dispatches, with the majority involving respiratory distress, seizures, and blunt trauma. Despite high dispatch rates, advanced medical interventions were seldom required, indicating most pediatric cases were…

Of 424 patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria, 72 (17%) were diagnosed with acute diverticulitis. The significant factors associated with acute diverticulitis were age ≥ 60 years (adjusted odds ratio (adj.OR) 2.23, 95% confidence interval…