Decision-support systems for ambulatory care, including pandemic requirements: using mathematically optimized solutions by Neele Leithäuser, Dennis Adelhütte, Kristin Braun, Christina Büsing, Martin Comis, Timo Gersing, Sebastian Johann, Arie M. C. A. Koster, Sven O. Krumke, Frauke Liers, Eva Schmidt, Johanna Schneider, Manuel Streicher, Sebastian Tschuppik, Sophia Wrede

“…The planning problems that we present are the problem of positioning centers for vaccination against Covid-19 (strategical) and emergency doctors (strategical/tactical), the out-of-hours pharmacy planning problem (tactical), and the route planning of patient transport services (operational). For each problem, we describe the planning question, give an overview of the mathematical model and present the implemented decision support application. …”
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What can motivate Lady Health Workers in Pakistan to engage more actively in tuberculosis case-finding? by Mishal S. Khan, Nelofar Mehboob, Afifah Rahman-Shepherd, Farah Naureen, Aamna Rashid, Naveed Buzdar, Muhammad Ishaq

“…LHW emphasised that they typically used financial incentives provided to cover patient transport costs to health facilities, and therefore financial incentives were usually not perceived as rewards for their performance. …”
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Headache as a sign of a serious disease: Case report by Stanimirović Marijana, Tadić Milorad

“…Despite normal neurological status of the patient, transport by EMS was proposed in order to give the observation which she rejected as a colleague, a doctor, insisting on intramuscular therapy. …”
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Prevalence of hypothermia and its related factors in trauma patients by Ali Ashraf, Maryam Shakiba, Alireza Sharifi Rad, Parstoo Pourali, Khadije Movaghari, Banafshe Bakhshi, Zainab Jahri

“…Other variables included: age, sex, IV fluid injected volume, method of patient transport, systolic blood pressure, and heart rate. …”
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A retrospective review of 911 calls to a regional poison control center by Adam Bosak, Daniel E Brooks, Sharyn Welch, Angie Padilla-Jones, Richard D Gerkin

“…Conclusions: When 911 providers contact a PCC about poisoning-related emergencies, a history of intentional exposure and the presence of symptoms each predicted EMS dispatch by the PCC, patient transport to an ED, and hospital admission. Early involvement of a PCC may prevent the need for EMS activation or patient transfer to a health care facility.…”
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Measurement of cerebral blood flow autoregulation with rheoencephalography: a comparative pig study by Bodo Michael, D. Montgomery Leslie, J. Pearce Frederick, Armonda Rocco

“…This comparative neuromonitoring study is part of an ongoing investigation of brain bioimpedance (rheoencephalography-REG) as a measuring modality for use in both civilian and military medical settings, such as patient transport, emergency care and neurosurgery intensive care. …”
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Urban educated group's perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic management in Bangladesh: a qualitative exploration [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Taufique Joarder, Muhammad N.B. Khaled, Mohammad A.I. Joarder

“…Results: The study participants concurred that, from the outset, decision-makers failed to engage the right kind of experts, which resulted in poor pandemic management that included imposing lockdown in periphery areas without arranging patient transport to the center, declaring certain hospitals as COVID-19 dedicated without preparing the facilities or the staff, and engaging private hospitals in care without allowing them to test the patients for COVID-19 infection. …”
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Feasibility issues impacting optimal levels of maternity care in rural communities: implementing the Rural Birth Index in British Columbia by Jude Kornelsen, Glenys Webster, Stephanie Lin, Nicky Cairncross, Erin Lindstrom, Stefan Grzybowski

“…Results Participants articulated three thematic challenges to providing maternity services in their communities: maintaining clinical skills and financial stability in the context of low procedural volume, recruitment and retention of care providers and challenges with patient transport. Conclusions Current models of compensation for maternity care are inadequate and inflexible and underscore many of the challenges to implementing a level of care that is based on population need. …”
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An Ultra-Low-Power Pulse Oximeter Implemented With an Energy-Efficient Transimpedance Amplifier by Tavakoli, Maziar, Turicchia, Lorenzo, Sarpeshkar, Rahul

“…Therefore, our oximeter is well suited for portable medical applications, such as continuous home-care monitoring for elderly or chronic patients, emergency patient transport, remote soldier monitoring, and wireless medical sensing. …”
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The role of technology advancement in improving the current practice of ambulance decontamination in Malaysia: a scoping review by Nik Him, Nik Ahmad Shaiffudin, Nik Mohamad, Nik Arif, Jusoh, Azizul Fadzli, Abu, Aminudin, Sham, Radhir

“…It utilizes an EPA-approved hospital disinfectant to decontaminate surfaces in the patient care compartment after every patient transport. A nozzle, placed inside the patient care compartment, disperses a mist of disinfectant solution that designed to meet standard requirement. …”
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The impact of Hurricane Maria on individuals living with non-communicable disease in Puerto Rico: the experience of 10 communities by Elizabeth L. Andrade, Amalis Cordova, Courtney Riggle-van Schagen, Megan Jula, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, M. Ivonne Rivera, Carlos Santos-Burgoa

“…Results Damages to infrastructure, including healthcare facilities and roadways, complicated the provision of timely health care for NCDs, patient transport, and pharmaceutical/medical supply chain continuity. …”
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Creating a Pediatric Prehospital Destination Decision Tool Using a Modified Delphi Method by Jennifer F. Anders, Jennifer N. Fishe, Kyle A. Fratta, Jessica H. Katznelson, Matthew J. Levy, Richard Lichenstein, Michael G. Milin, Joelle N. Simpson, Theresa A. Walls, Heather L. Winger

“…Decisions for patient transport by emergency medical services (EMS) are individualized; while established guidelines help direct adult patients to specialty hospitals, no such pediatric equivalents are in wide use. …”
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Validation of capillary blood analysis and capillary testing mode on the epoc Point of Care system by Jing Cao, Rachel Edwards, Janette Chairez, Sridevi Devaraj

“…Further validation in critically ill patients is needed to implement the epoc system in patient transport. Impact of the study: This study demonstrated that capillary blood tests on the epoc Point of Care Blood Analysis System give comparable results to other chemistry analyzers for major blood gas and critical tests. …”
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Twelve-Lead Electrocardiogram Acquisition With a Patchy-Type Wireless Device in Ambulance Transport: Simulation-Based Randomized Controlled Trial by Yoon, Sunyoung, Kim, Taerim, Roh, Taehwan, Chang, Hansol, Hwang, Sung Yeon, Yoon, Hee, Shin, Tae Gun, Sim, Min Seob, Jo, Ik Joon, Cha, Won Chul

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to verify the time-efficiency and feasibility of the use of a patchy-type 12-lead ECG measuring and transmitting device (P-ECG) by an emergency medical technician (EMT) in an ambulance during patient transport. MethodsThis was a simulation-based prospective randomized crossover-controlled study that included EMTs. …”
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Potential of Assistive Robots in Clinical Nursing: An Observational Study of Nurses’ Transportation Tasks in Rural Clinics of Bavaria, Germany by Domenic Sommer, Jakob Kasbauer, Dietmar Jakob, Sebastian Schmidt, Florian Wahl

“…Most transports had a factual transport time of under a minute, with patient transport and lab samples displaying more variability. …”
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Turn that frown upside down: implementation of a visual cue improves communication during emergency department to inpatient hand-offs by Beech Burns, James Heilman, Shana Kusin, Laura Chess, Mary Elizabeth Tanski

“…We sought to improve the utility of the visual cue and compliance of calling report prior to patient transport through a series of several Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycles.Baseline compliance using the ‘Report Called’ button prior to implementation of our visual intervention was 9.8%. …”
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Where are the inequalities in colorectal cancer care in a country with universal healthcare? A systematic review and narrative synthesis by Una MacLeod, Sarah Greenley, Katie Spencer, Michael Lind, Benjamin Alexander Pickwell-Smith, Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi

“…Clinicians can try and mitigate some potential causes of colorectal cancer inequalities, including signposting to financial advice and patient transport schemes.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022347652.…”
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Initial Assessment of Trauma Patients by Agron Dogjani, Kastriot Haxhirexha, Arben Gjata, Kastriot Subashi

“…This includes making triage decisions and facilitating swift patient transport to the most appropriate care facility, all of which contribute to optimal trauma patient management. …”
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A Comparison between Intravenous Magnesium Sulfate, Lidocaine, and Propofol in Prevention of Respiratory Complications after Tonsillectomy by Seyed Morteza Heidari, Mojtaba Rahimi, Sayed Jalal Hashemi, Bahram Fesahat

“…The patients were extubated after they were fully awake, i.e. they could open their eyes and responded to verbal command. After patient transport to recovery, respiratory complications such as laryngospasm, stridor, and cough were evaluated and compared between groups with Mann-Whitney test, analysis of variance, Student’s t-test, and chi-square test. …”
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Mind Over Matter: Confronting Challenges in Post-Mortem Brain Biobanking for Glioblastoma Multiforme by Cassandra Griffin, Ricardo Vilain, Simon King, Sandy Nixon, Alisha Gooley, Samara Bray, James Lynam, Marjorie M Walker, Rodney J Scott, Christine Paul

“…This required biobank staff to overcome numerous obstacles including long distance patient transport, lack of palliative care staff, death in the home and limited rural outreach services. …”
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