EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THE PRE-HOSPITAL PHASE IN COVID 19 PATIENT: LITERATURE REVIEW by M Sobirin Mohtar, Mahmuddin Rahma

“…Handling of emergency Covid-19 in the Pre-Hospital phase includes: Basic and Advanced Life Support (BLS), Oxygen Therapy, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and Patient Transport. It is important for medical personnel to pay attention to many things in providing emergency nursing care to Covid-19 patient. …”
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An analysis of inter-healthcare facility transfer of neonates within the eThekwini health district of KwaZulu-Natal by P. Ashokcoomar*, R. Naidoo

“…Results: All the transfers were undertaken by road ambulances of which 83 (62.2%) by the operational ambulance units, 35 (29.2%) by the obstetric unit and 2 (1.7%) by the planned patient transport units. Twenty nine (24.2%) were specialised transfers. …”
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Single-center task analysis and user-centered assessment of physical space impacts on emergency Cesarean delivery. by Kenji T Sotto, Laura C Hedli, Lillian Sie, Kimber Padua, Nicole Yamada, Henry Lee, Louis Halamek, Kay Daniels, Dan Nathan-Roberts, Naola S Austin

“…The following categories emerged as main challenges encountered during an emergency Cesarean: 1) size of physical space and equipment, 2) layout and orientation, and 3) patient transport.<h4>Conclusion</h4>User insights on physical space and workflow processes during emergency Cesarean section at the institution studied revealed challenges related to getting the patients into the OR expediently and having space to perform tasks without crowding or staff injury. …”
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Air ambulance and hospital services for critically ill and injured in Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands: how can we improve? by Björn Gunnarsson, Niels S Kieler Jensen, Tummas i Garði, Helga Harðardóttir, Lilja Stefánsdóttir, María Heimisdóttir

“…The 4 largest hospitals in the region, Dronning Ingrids Hospital in Nuuk (Greenland), Landspítali in Reykjavík and Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri, (both in Iceland) and Landssjúkrahúsið Tórshavn on the Faroe Islands, have therefore undertaken the project Network for patient transport in the North-West Atlantic (in Danish: Netværk for patienttransport i Vest-Norden). …”
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MRI and the Critical Care Patient: Clinical, Operational, and Financial Challenges by Barbara McLean, Douglas Thompson

“…Because of the complex care team needed for patient transport, the staff time alone can cost $200 or more. …”
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Percutaneous tracheotomy: Forceps vs. cone dilatation techniques by T Alzahrani, S Nawaz, B Delvi, W Hajjar

“…Moreover hazards of patient transport can be avoided as it can be safely performed at the bedside. …”
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Understanding the patient experience of early unplanned hospital readmission following acute care discharge: a qualitative descriptive study by Maryann Street, Julie Considine, Debra Berry, Stephanie K Sprogis, Evan Newnham, Karen Fox, Peteris Darzins, Helen Rawson

“…The discharge experience could have been enhanced by improved communication between patients (and carers) and the healthcare team, not rushing the discharge process and a more coordinated approach to patient transport home from hospital.Conclusions The study findings highlight the complexities of the discharge process and the importance of effective communication, shared decision-making and carer engagement in optimising hospital discharge and reducing early unplanned hospital readmissions.…”
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Nursing staff’s Understanding about risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders associated with carriage of patients in educational centers of Kermanshah University of Medical Scien... by Vahid Hatami garosi, mohamadreza zareii, mansoreh farahani, hamid haghani

“…Abstract Background & Aim: Musculoskeletal disorders associated with patient transport are one of the most common occupational diseases in nursing staff. …”
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Pre-hospital transport times and survival for Hypotensive patients with penetrating thoracic trauma by Mamta Swaroop, David C Straus, Ogo Agubuzu, Thomas J Esposito, Carol R Schermer, Marie L Crandall

“…This was seen most significantly when comparing patient transport times 0-15 min and 46-60 min (P < 0.001). …”
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Plasma membrane-located purine nucleotide transport proteins are key components for host exploitation by microsporidian intracellular parasites. by Eva Heinz, Christian Hacker, Paul Dean, John Mifsud, Alina V Goldberg, Tom A Williams, Sirintra Nakjang, Alison Gregory, Robert P Hirt, John M Lucocq, Edmund R S Kunji, T Martin Embley

“…We have investigated the evolution, cellular locations and substrate specificities of a family of nucleotide transport (NTT) proteins from Trachipleistophora hominis, a microsporidian isolated from an HIV/AIDS patient. Transport proteins are critical to microsporidian success because they compensate for the dramatic loss of metabolic pathways that is a hallmark of the group. …”
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Managing your red, yellow and greens – A guide to safely manage transportation of highly contagious pathogens by M. Kuhn*

“…In this presentation we will share various ideas and principles developed in house to cater for this very unique patient transport modality.…”
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Review of Emergency Medical Services Vulnerability to High Consequence Infectious Disease in the United States by Thomas W. Richey, Raymond L. Fowler, Ray E. Swienton, James Patrick O'Neal, Curtis A. Harris

“…Purpose: Emergency medical services (EMS) responders are a group of medically skilled professionals who perform a wide range of essential medical services within a community including emergency response, patient transport, and mobile integrated healthcare. The proper functioning of the EMS system is paramount to the well-being of the medical system and public health. …”
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Transport of COVID-19 and other highly contagious patients by helicopter and fixed-wing air ambulance: a narrative review and experience of the Swiss air rescue Rega by Roland Albrecht, Jürgen Knapp, Lorenz Theiler, Marcus Eder, Urs Pietsch

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Benefits of Shared-Fleet Horizontal Logistics Collaborations: A Case Study of Patient Service Vehicles Collecting Pathology Samples in a Public Sector Healthcare Setting by Matt Grote, Tom Cherrett, Andy Oakey, Antonio Martinez-Sykora, Ismail Aydemir

“…A Sample Collection Service (SCS; transporting pathology samples from doctors’ surgeries to centralised laboratories for analysis) shared spare capacity in vehicles operated by a Patient Transport Service (PTS; transporting eligible non-emergency patients to/from routine hospital appointments) as an alternative to engaging an external courier company. …”
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Is emergency department thoracotomy effective in trauma resuscitation? The retrospective study of the emergency department thoracotomy in trauma patients at thammasat university ho... by Amonpon Kanlerd, Nattida Sapsamarn, Karikarn Auksornchart

“…Age, gender, injury mechanisms, injury sites, patient transport methods, initial vital signs, fluids and blood component requirements, resuscitation times, laboratory results, and injury severity scores were all analyzed. …”
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System-related influences on assigning patients to emergency care practitioners by Abd Hamid, Harris Shah, Waterson, Patrick

“…There are differences of the rate of patient transport among the Primary Care Trusts (PCT) within the Ambulance Services which are not due to fluctuations in workload across days of the week. …”
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System-related influences on assigning patients to emergency care practitioners by Abd Hamid, Harris Shah, Waterson, Patrick

“…There are differences of the rate of patient transport among the Primary Care Trusts (PCT) within the Ambulance Services which are not due to fluctuations in workload across days of the week. …”
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Tension between local, regional and national level in Norwegian handling of COVID-19 by Anette Fosse, Birgit Abelsen, Anders Svensson, Ingvill Konradsen

“…&rsquo;s framework for non-hierarchical coordination in the state sector inspired the analysis.Results: Uncertainty in the face of a pandemic with unknown damage potential, lack of infection control equipment, patient transport challenges, vulnerable staff situation and planning of local COVID-19 beds were some of the reasons for rural municipalities imposing local infection control measures. …”
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Variability in Criteria for Emergency Medical Services Routing of Acute Stroke Patients to Designated Stroke Center Hospitals by Nikolay Dimitrov, William Koenig, Nichole Bosson, Sarah Song, Jeffrey L. Saver, William J. Mack, Nerses Sanossian

“…We reviewed these protocols for method of stroke identification and criteria for patient transport to a stroke center. Results: Thirty-three LEMSAs serve 58 counties in California with populations ranging from 1,175 to nearly 10 million. …”
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Single-center task analysis and user-centered assessment of physical space impacts on emergency Cesarean delivery by Kenji T. Sotto, Laura C. Hedli, Lillian Sie, Kimber Padua, Nicole Yamada, Henry Lee, Louis Halamek, Kay Daniels, Dan Nathan-Roberts, Naola S. Austin

“…The following categories emerged as main challenges encountered during an emergency Cesarean: 1) size of physical space and equipment, 2) layout and orientation, and 3) patient transport. <h4>Conclusion</h4> User insights on physical space and workflow processes during emergency Cesarean section at the institution studied revealed challenges related to getting the patients into the OR expediently and having space to perform tasks without crowding or staff injury. …”
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