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Co-design of a Mobile Stroke Unit pathway highlights uncertainties and trade-offs for viable system-wide implementation in the English and Welsh NHS
Mobile stroke units (MSUs) are specialist ambulances equipped with scanning and point of care testing that can identify patients eligible for intravenous thrombolysis – medication to dissolve a clot used in ischaemic strokes – and provide this on…
alidation of the PEACE score for predicting abnormal echocardiographic findings in pulmonary embolism patients
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition requiring rapid risk stratification for optimal management. The Pulmonary Embolism Advanced Cardiac Evaluation (PEACE) Score is a novel tool integrating clinical, laboratory, and…
Using an audiovisual feedback device improves cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance during day and night – a randomized controlled simulation study
Survival of in-hospital-cardiac-arrests is lower when they occur at night and at weekends than when they occur during the day. Despite numerous studies, there is little evidence regarding the cardiopulmonary resuscitation quality at night and the…
Effectiveness of extended reality technologies in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: a bayesian network meta-analysis
High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is critical to cardiac arrest patients. Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR), provide immersive and interactive training,…
National survey on availability, use and clinical impact of point-of-care blood analysis systems in Swedish emergency departments
Expedited diagnostic results are important in time sensitive operations like the Emergency Department (ED). Point-of-care testing (POCT) is used for a broad range of blood tests reducing wait times and providing faster decisions on patient management…
The urgent need for patients’ diagnoses and outcome feedback in Germany’s emergency medical services — insights from a web-based survey
German Emergency Medical Services (EMS) face growing scrutiny due to regional disparities in quality of care. It is unclear if and how feedback in general is currently provided to EMS staff in Germany, and whether EMS staff receives feedback on…
Dose-dependent side effects of prehospital analgesia with ketamine for winter sports injuries – an observational study
Ketamine is one of the most used drugs in trauma patients after skiing accidents. However, the environmental conditions for these patients are often rough, with numerous unpleasant sensory impressions (e.g. noise from the helicopter, cold, wind,…
Enhancing emergency department triage for older patients: a prospective study on the integration of the identification of seniors at risk
Among 973 patients completing follow-up, 38.1% had an ISAR score ≥ 2. Older patients (≥ 75 years) were more likely to be classified as high risk and had significantly higher rates of adverse outcomes, including ICU admission and 30-day mortality. The…
Influence of different relationships of bystanders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients on the effectiveness of dispatcher-assisted CPR
Dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR) significantly improves CPR performance by bystanders, increasing the survival of patients. However, emotional stress among family members witnessing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) may…
Emergency and critical care services in Somalia: a cross-sectional nationwide hospital assessment using the WHO Hospital Emergency Unit assessment tool
Data on emergency and critical care services in Somalia and other countries with fragile and conflict-affected (FCA) situations are limited, although the burden of emergency health conditions remain high. Improving emergency care services could…