Tag Archives: prehospital
Changing to soft neck collars in Melbourne prehospital trauma care
Protection of the cervical spine is recommended following multisystem injury. In 2021, Ambulance Victoria changed clinical practice guidelines to apply soft collars instead of semi‐rigid collars for suspected cervical spine injury. The aim of this … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11255016/
Prehospital ECPR in metropolitan Australia
Survival from refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without timely return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) utilising conventional advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) therapies is dismal. CHEER3 was a safety and feasibility study of pre-hospital deployed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) for refractory OHCA in metropolitan Australia. This was a single jurisdiction,Continue reading “Prehospital ECPR in metropolitan Australia”
UAVs and prehospital care
The potential emerging role of UAVs in prehospital care
Prehospital anesthesia in postcardiac arrest patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study – PMC
Currently, the data regarding the impact of prehospital postcardiac arrest anesthesia on target hemodynamic and ventilatory parameters of early postresuscitation care and recommendations on its implementation are rare. The present study examines the … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11067130/
Ultrasound on the Frontlines: Empowering Paramedics with Lung Ultrasound for Dyspnea Diagnosis in Adults—A Pilot Study – PMC
Lung transthoracic ultrasound (LUS) is an accessible and widely applicable method of rapidly imaging certain pathologies in the thorax. LUS proves to be an optimal tool in respiratory emergency medicine, applicable in various clinical settings. … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10670426/
Smartphone AI vs. Medical Experts: A Comparative Study in Prehospital STEMI Diagnosis – PMC
Prehospital telecardiology facilitates early ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) detection, yet its widespread implementation remains challenging. Extracting digital STEMI biomarkers from printed electrocardiograms (ECGs) using phone cameras … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10896668/
Midazolam for Post-Arrest Sedation in Pre-Hospital Emergency Care (05.04.2024)
Survival rates following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) range from 8% to 18%. In 74% of cases, social participation of survivors is negatively impacted by OHCA-related morbidity. This highlights how relevant the management of OHCA is to… — Read on http://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article/238383
Guidelines for Prehospital Management of Traumatic Brain Injury 3rd Edition: Executive Summary – PMC
Prehospital care markedly influences outcome from traumatic brain injury, yet it remains highly variable. The Brain Trauma Foundation’s guidelines informing prehospital care, first published in 2002, have sought to identify and disseminate best … — Read on pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10627685/
James Tsindos: ‘Red flag’ missed before teen’s anaphylactic death from Deliveroo order
A wheeze James Tsindos developed as he was wheeled into a hospital was the “sliding doors moment” healthcar… — Read on http://www.9news.com.au/national/james-tsindos-death-inquest-expert-says-red-flag-missed-in-hospital-before-anaphylactic-death-from-deliveroo-order/b6c49dba-538a-41bb-8ddc-8538a0038d66
Quality and safety in prehospital airway management – retrospective analysis of 18,000 cases from an air rescue database in Germany – PMC
Quality and safety in prehospital airway management – retrospective analysis of 18,000 cases from an air rescue database in Germany – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11368010/
Longitudinal Changes in Emergency Medical Services Advanced Airway Management – PMC
Longitudinal Changes in Emergency Medical Services Advanced Airway Management – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11342135/
ECMO machine that keeps cardiac arrest patients alive trialled in Sydney by NSW Ambulance – ABC News
The 53-year-old from Padstow remembers getting cold and collapsing. Over the next hour, a machine worked to keep his brain and vital organs functioning. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-03/sydney-holds-australias-first-ambulance-ecmo-trial/104047702
Australasian Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Society Conference 2023: Discover New Heights
Patrick McAllister / Registered Nurse & Paramedic / Ballarat, Australia Pat McAllister travels to the beautiful Blue Mountains, New South Wales, to … Australasian Wilderness and Expedition Medicine Society Conference 2023: Discover New Heights
Rethinking limb tourniquet conversion in the prehospital environment – PMC
Rethinking limb tourniquet conversion in the prehospital environment – PMC — Read on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10662576/
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