Termination-of-resuscitation rule in the emergency department for patients with refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide, population-based observational study by Yoshikazu Goto, Akira Funada, Tetsuo Maeda, Yumiko Goto

“…Abstract Background In Japan, emergency medical service (EMS) providers are prohibited from field termination-of-resuscitation (TOR) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients. …”
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The COVID-19 pandemic effect on the prehospital Madrid stroke code metrics and diagnostic accuracy. by Nicolás Riera-López, Andrea Gaetano-Gil, José Martínez-Gómez, Nuria Rodríguez-Rodil, Borja M Fernández-Félix, Jorge Rodríguez-Pardo, Carmen Cuadrado-Hernández, Emmanuel Pelayo Martínez-González, Alicia Villar-Arias, Fátima Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Pablo Busca-Ostolaza, Eduardo Montero-Ruiz, Exuperio Díez-Tejedor, Javier Zamora, Blanca Fuentes-Gimeno, Madrid Stroke Network

“…Prehospital diagnostic accuracy and the proportion of patients treated at the hospital level with intravenous thrombolysis or mechanical thrombectomy were not altered with respect to the previous year, showing the resilience of the stroke network and the emergency medical service.…”
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Comparison of Frequency of Home Births in the Member States of the EU Between 2015 and 2019 by Gabriela Galková Bc, Pavel Böhm Mgr, Zdeněk Hon doc. PhD, Tomáš Heřman MD, Radan Doubrava Bc, Leoš Navrátil MD

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Bag-Valve Mask versus Endotracheal Intubation in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest on Return of Spontaneous Circulation: A National Database Study by Yuksen C, Phattharapornjaroen P, Kreethep W, Suwanmano C, Jenpanitpong C, Nonnongku R, Sittichanbuncha Y, Sawanyawisuth K

“…Data were retrieved from the Information Technology of Emergency Medical Service. The outcome was a return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC).Results: During the study period, there were 1070 patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest who met the study criteria. …”
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The Role of Sleep Disturbance, Depression and Anxiety in Frail Patients with AF–Gender Differences by Beata Jankowska-Polańska, Jacek Polański, Krzysztof Dudek, Agnieszka Sławuta, Grzegorz Mazur, Jacek Gajek

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A Novel Method of Newborn Chest Compression: A Randomized Crossover Simulation Study by Jacek Smereka, Lukasz Szarpak, Lukasz Szarpak, Jerzy R. Ladny, Antonio Rodriguez-Nunez, Kurt Ruetzler

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Prolonged critical avalanche burial for nearly 23 h with severe hypothermia and severe frostbite with good recovery: a case report by Elisabeth Gruber, Rosmarie Oberhammer, Hermann Brugger, Elisa Bresadola, Matteo Avogadri, Julia Kompatscher, Marc Kaufmann

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Iranian Smell Diagnostic Test in Covid-19 Disease; Report of Covid-19 Center of North of Iran by Shayan Alijanpour, Payam Saadat, Mehran Shokri, Sepanta Saadat, Azam Khodami

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Emergency and acute care management of traumatic spinal cord injury: a survey of current practice among senior clinicians across Australia by Lisa N. Sharwood, Shelly Dhaliwal, Jonathon Ball, Brian Burns, Oliver Flower, Anthony Joseph, Ralph Stanford, James Middleton

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Unknown Enemy and Psychopathological Responses: A Cross-Sectional Nationwide Study Assessing the Knowledge About COVID-19 by Julian Maciaszek, Marta Lenart, Błazej Misiak, Jolanta Grzebieluch, Paweł Gawłowski, Marta Ciułkowicz, Dorota Łuc, Dorota Szcześniak, Joanna Rymaszewska

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Scenario based outdoor simulation in pre-hospital trauma care using a simple mannequin model by Grier Gareth, Davies Gareth, Habig Karel, Bredmose Per P, Lockey David J

“…</p> <p>Results</p> <p>This training method technique has been used for the training of all London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (London HEMS) doctors and paramedics over the last 24 months. …”
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Application of analgesics in emergency services in Germany: a survey of the medical directors by Signe Vilcane, Olga Scharonow, Christian Weilbach, Maximilian Scharonow

“…Objective The aim of this study is to assess the current situation in out of hospital pain management in Germany regarding the substances, indications, dosage and the delegation of the use of analgesics to emergency medical service (EMS) staff. Material and methods A standardized survey of the medical directors of the emergency services (MDES) in Germany was carried out using an online questionnaire. …”
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Recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with Brugada syndrome was converted by implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) by Milanov Zoran, Kilibarda Miloš

“…CASE REPORT: The young man, 17 years old, had palpitations and lost consciousness for two times. Emergency Medical Service (EMS) transported him to General Hospital of Vrbas without TA, with repetitive VT and fever. …”
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Treatment Outcome, Pattern of Injuries and Associated Factors Among Traumatic Patients Attending Emergency Department of Dessie City Government Hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cro... by Birhan S, Gedamu S, Belay MZ, Mera Mihiretu M, Tadesse Abegaz N, Fissha Adem Y, Tilahun Yemane T, Abdu Yesuf K

“…Interventions should be targeted at urgent injury prevention and management strategies, along with the establishment of a pre-hospital emergency medical service system.Keywords: injury, pattern, treatment outcome, associated factors…”
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Helicopter inter-hospital transfer for patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a retrospective 12-year analysis of a service system by Alexander Fuchs, Renate Schmucki, Lorenz Meuli, Pedro David Wendel-Garcia, Roland Albrecht, Robert Greif, Urs Pietsch

“…Inter-hospital transfer for patients undergoing ECMO provided by 24-h/7-d per week helicopter emergency medical service teams can be considered as feasible and safe. …”
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Experimental Implementation of NSER Mobile App for Efficient Real-Time Sharing of Prehospital Patient Information With Emergency Departments: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis by Kiyomitsu Fukaguchi, Tadahiro Goto, Tadatsugu Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yamagami

“…ObjectiveIn this paper, we aimed to examine whether the implementation of a mobile app for emergency medical service (EMS) would improve patient outcomes and reduce transportation time as well as communication time by phone (ie, phone-communication time). …”
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High class filtering facepiece (FFP) are fundamental and effective in protection of emergency health care workers: an observational cohort study in a German community by Martin Lier, Stefan Nessler, Christine Stadelmann, Meike Pressler, Leif Saager, Onnen Moerer, Markus Roessler, Konrad Meissner, Martin S. Winkler

“…We aimed to measure the effect of high-class filtering facepieces (FFP) in emergency medical service (EMS) staff by analyzing seroprevalence and history of positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for SARS-CoV-2. …”
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In-hospital airway management training for non-anesthesiologist EMS physicians: a descriptive quality control study by Helmut Trimmel, Christoph Beywinkler, Sonja Hornung, Janett Kreutziger, Wolfgang G. Voelckel

“…Abstract Background Pre-hospital airway management is a major challenge for emergency medical service (EMS) personnel. Despite convincing evidence that the rescuer’s qualifications determine efficacy of tracheal intubation, in-hospital airway management training is not mandatory in Austria, and often neglected. …”
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Emergency management of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in Eastern Austria: a descriptive quality control study by Helmut Trimmel, Thomas Bayer, Wolfgang Schreiber, Wolfgang G. Voelckel, Lukas Fiedler

“…Established in 2007, it now comprises 20 pre-hospital emergency medical service (EMS) units (10 of these physician-staffed), 4 hospitals and 3 cardiac intervention centres. …”
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Association between Chronic Pain and Depression among the Elderly of Amirkola City, Northern Iran by Alijan Ahmadi Ahangar, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Farzan Kheirkhah, Masoumeh Karimi, Payam Saadat, Ali Bijani, Shayan Alijanpour, Hamed Hosseinzadeh, Sakineh Faraji

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