Delivery of public health interventions by the ambulance sector: a scoping review
S Ablard, E Miller, S Poulton, A Cantrell, A Booth… - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background With millions of unscheduled patient contacts every year and increasing call
outs clustered around the most deprived communities, it is clear the ambulance sector could …
outs clustered around the most deprived communities, it is clear the ambulance sector could …
Policy, practice, and research agenda for emergency medical services oversight: a systematic review and environmental scan
RK Taymour, M Abir, M Chamberlin… - … and disaster medicine, 2018 - cambridge.org
IntroductionIn a 2015 report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM; Washington, DC USA), now the
National Academy of Medicine (NAM; Washington, DC USA), stated that the field of …
National Academy of Medicine (NAM; Washington, DC USA), stated that the field of …
Trends of pre-hospital emergency medical services activity over 10 years: a population-based registry analysis
Background The number of requests to pre-hospital emergency medical services (PEMS)
has increased in Europe over the last 20 years, but epidemiology of PEMS interventions has …
has increased in Europe over the last 20 years, but epidemiology of PEMS interventions has …
The impact of a statewide pre-hospital STEMI strategy to bypass hospitals without percutaneous coronary intervention capability on treatment times
EL Fosbol, CB Granger, JG Jollis, L Monk, L Lin… - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The ultimate treatment goal for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(STEMI) is rapid reperfusion via primary percutaneous intervention (PCI). North Carolina has …
(STEMI) is rapid reperfusion via primary percutaneous intervention (PCI). North Carolina has …
Disparities in emergency medical services time intervals for patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: Findings from the North Carolina Prehospital Medical …
ER Cui, AR Fernandez, JK Zegre‐Hemsey… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Timely emergency medical services (EMS) response, management, and
transport of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) significantly reduce …
transport of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) significantly reduce …
Probability of a shockable presenting rhythm as a function of EMS response time
GK Renkiewicz, MW Hubble, DR Wesley… - Prehospital …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction. Survival from cardiac arrest is associated with having a shockable presenting
rhythm (VF/pulseless VT) upon EMS arrival. A concern is that several studies have reported …
rhythm (VF/pulseless VT) upon EMS arrival. A concern is that several studies have reported …
Out-of-hospital stroke screen accuracy in a state with an emergency medical services protocol for routing patients to acute stroke centers
AW Asimos, S Ward, JH Brice, WD Rosamond… - Annals of emergency …, 2014 - Elsevier
Study objective Emergency medical services (EMS) protocols, which route patients with
suspected stroke to stroke centers, rely on the use of accurate stroke screening criteria. Our …
suspected stroke to stroke centers, rely on the use of accurate stroke screening criteria. Our …
Emergency medical services key performance measurement in Asian cities
Background One of the key principles in the recommended standards is that emergency
medical service (EMS) providers should continuously monitor the quality and safety of their …
medical service (EMS) providers should continuously monitor the quality and safety of their …
Use of syndromic surveillance data to monitor poisonings and drug overdoses in state and local public health agencies
A Ising, S Proescholdbell, KJ Harmon… - Injury …, 2016 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background The incidence of poisoning and drug overdose has risen rapidly in the USA
over the last 16 years. To inform local intervention approaches, local health departments …
over the last 16 years. To inform local intervention approaches, local health departments …
Repeated emergency medical services use by older adults: analysis of a comprehensive statewide database
CS Evans, TF Platts-Mills, AR Fernandez… - Annals of emergency …, 2017 - Elsevier
Study objective The objective of this study is to characterize repeated emergency medical
services (EMS) transports among older adults across a large and socioeconomically diverse …
services (EMS) transports among older adults across a large and socioeconomically diverse …