Emergency medical services (EMS) are among the professions with a high degree of responsibility and the frequency of critical situations. Existing research is largely quantitative and provides little insight into the specifics of critical incidents…
Workplace violence is a widely recognised problem within the ambulance service context. The causes of workplace violence have often been attributed to patient- or situation-related risk factors. However, there is a lack of research on workplace…
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…
Elevated cardiac troponin levels were identified in 13.4% of the study population (382/2,853). This included 19.5% of patients with clinically guided tests and 10.1% of those with non-clinical testing. The overall prevalence of type 1 myocardial…
Patients with cancer frequently visit the emergency department (ED) and are at high risk for hospitalization due to severe illness from cancer progression or treatment side effects. With an aging population and rising cancer incidence rates…
Globally, healthcare institutions have seen a marked rise in workplace violence (WPV), especially since the Covid-19 pandemic began, affecting primarily acute care and emergency departments (EDs). At the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto,…
The management of pain in patients with traumatic injuries is a common task for emergency medicine providers, particularly in the prehospital setting. However, for sufficient and safe analgesia, correct pain recording and documentation is also…
Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) due to injured patients who do not need urgent treatment can lead to less efficacious healthcare outcomes for those that do. The trauma referral audit (TRA) was developed to support medical staff and ensure…
Timely, effective and safety out-of hospital care and transfer to hospital by prehospital emergency medical services significantly impacts patient outcomes. This study aimed at translation and psychometric evaluation of the witness perceived safety…