Biomechanics of stabbing knife attack for trauma surgeons in Korea: a narrative review by Kun Hwang, Chan Yong Park

“…Therefore, the provision of prehospital care by an emergency medical technician is crucial.…”
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Outcome from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest managed by the pre-hospital emergency medical system in Martinique, a French Caribbean Overseas Territory by Florian Negrello, Jonathan Florentin, Romain Jouffroy, Vianney Aquilina, Rishika Banydeen, Rémi Neviere, Dabor Resiere, Moustapha Drame, Papa Gueye

“…Median time to first-responders’ and prehospital mobile intensive care unit’s arrivals at scene were 17 [10–30] and 27 [19–41] minutes after call to the EMS dispatching center for OHCA. …”
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External validation of the SCARE score in identifying acute coronary syndromes during medical regulation of chest pain by Lemoine Augustine, Fontaine Xavier, Duval Camille, Quirin Mathilde

“…Of these, 24 patients (75%) were managed by a prehospital medical team. The AUROC for the SCARE score was 0.80 [95% CI 0.73—0.87]. …”
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Evaluation of a Pilot Project to Introduce Simulation-Based Team Training to Pediatric Surgery Trauma Room Care by Markus Lehner, Ellen Heimberg, Florian Hoffmann, Oliver Heinzel, Hans-Joachim Kirschner, Martina Heinrich

“…Several studies in pediatric trauma care have demonstrated substantial deficits in both prehospital and emergency department management. Methods. …”
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Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Tae Ah Kim, Junsik Kwon, Byung Hee Kang

“…Cases involving penetrating injury, transfer from other hospitals, age ≤ 16 years, prehospital arrest, and no confirmatory test were excluded. …”
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Advances and Challenges in Pediatric Sepsis Diagnosis: Integrating Early Warning Scores and Biomarkers for Improved Prognosis by Susanna Esposito, Benedetta Mucci, Eleonora Alfieri, Angela Tinella, Nicola Principi

“…Although various early warning scores exist, their effectiveness is limited, particularly in prehospital settings where accurate, rapid assessment is crucial. …”
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Clinical Applications of Heart Rate Variability in the Triage and Assessment of Traumatically Injured Patients by Mark L. Ryan, Chad M. Thorson, Christian A. Otero, Thai Vu, Kenneth G. Proctor

“…HRV is potentially useful in trauma as a tool for prehospital triage, initial patient assessment, and continuous monitoring of critically injured patients. …”
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Orthopedic Trauma Epidemiology in Pediatric Patients at a Tertiary Care Trauma Center in North India by Syed Faisal Afaque, Vikas Verma, Farhat Fatima, Ajai Singh

“…Conclusion: Orthopedic trauma in pediatric population is growing up and prehospital care is lagging which is more required than adult counterpart. …”
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Exploring burn first aid knowledge and water lavage practices in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Brian Kasagga, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Felix Bongomin, Derrick Kasozi, Eria Muwanguzi, Mercy Namazzi, Yusuf Sadiq, Rose Alenyo, Edris Wamala Kalanzi, Darius Balumuka, Alex Emmanuel Elobu

“…<h4>Background</h4>Low- and middle-income countries experience higher burn-related morbidity and mortality compared to high-income countries. Prehospital Burn First Aid (BFA) improves outcomes. …”
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Urgent care for patients with dementia: a scoping review of associated factors and stakeholder experiences by Rebecca Barnes, Penny Xanthopoulou, Jemima Dooley, Matthew Booker

“…The search strategy and data synthesis were informed by people with dementia and carers.Data sources Searches of CINAHL, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, PubMed were conducted alongside handsearches of relevant journals and the grey literature through 15 January 2019.Eligibility criteria Empirical studies including all research designs, and other published literature exploring factors associated with urgent care use in prehospital and emergency room settings for people with dementia were included. …”
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Elevated Admission Base Deficit Is Associated with a Complex Dynamic Network of Systemic Inflammation Which Drives Clinical Trajectories in Blunt Trauma Patients by Othman Abdul-Malak, Yoram Vodovotz, Akram Zaaqoq, Jesse Guardado, Khalid Almahmoud, Jinling Yin, Brian Zuckerbraun, Andrew B. Peitzman, Jason Sperry, Timothy R. Billiar, Rami A. Namas

“…Using clinical and biobank data from 472 blunt trauma survivors, 154 patients were identified after excluding patients who received prehospital IV fluids or had alcohol intoxication. From this subcohort, 84 patients had a BD ≥ 4 mEq/L and 70 patients with BD < 4 mEq/L. …”
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Quality monitoring of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta using cumulative sum analysis in Korea: a case series by Hyunsik Choi, Joongsuck Kim, Kwanghee Yeo, Ohsang Kwon, Kyounghwan Kim, Wu Seong Kang

“…The pre-TC (n=12) and TC (n=19) periods did not differ significantly with regard to Injury Severity Score, age, injury mechanism, initial systolic blood pressure, prehospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), or CPR in the emergency department. …”
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Treatment of a penetrating inferior vena cava injury using doctor-helicopter emergency medical service and direct-to-operating room resuscitation in Korea: a case report by Dongmin Seo, Jieun Kim, Jiwon Kim, Inhae Heo, Jonghwan Moon, Kyoungwon Jung, Hohyung Jung

“…Patients with IVC injuries require multiple procedures, including prehospital care, surgical techniques, and postoperative care. …”
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The Global Burden of Road Injury: Its Relevance to the Emergency Physician by Sharon Chekijian, Melinda Paul, Vanessa P. Kohl, David M. Walker, Anthony J. Tomassoni, David C. Cone, Federico E. Vaca

“…The reduction in crash injury burden is attributed to several factors: public education and prevention programs, traffic safety policies and enforcement, improvements in vehicle design, and prehospital services coupled with emergency and acute trauma care. …”
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Stroke Event Factors among Adult Patients Admitted to Stroke Unit of Jimma University Medical Center: Prospective Observational Study by Ginenus Fekadu, Hunduma Wakassa, Firew Tekle

“…Although thrombolytic treatments are currently not available in our hospital, significant delays during the prehospital or in-hospital phases of care create management difficulties and would make such advanced treatments impossible in the future in Ethiopia. …”
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Early Treatment with Intranasal Neostigmine Reduces Mortality in a Mouse Model of Naja naja (Indian Cobra) Envenomation by Matthew R. Lewin, Stephen P. Samuel, David S. Wexler, Philip Bickler, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Brett D. Mensh

“…Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors can be therapeutic in neurotoxic envenomations when administered intravenously, but nasally delivered drugs could facilitate prehospital therapy for these patients. We tested the feasibility of this idea in experimentally envenomed mice. …”
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Predictors of massive transfusion protocols activation in patients with trauma in Korea: a systematic review by Dongmin Seo, Inhae Heo, Juhong Park, Junsik Kwon, Hye-min Sohn, Kyoungwon Jung

“…Clinical assessments such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure, shock index (SI), prehospital modified SI, modified early warning system (MEWS) and reverse SI multiplied by the Glasgow Coma Scale (rSIG) were used. …”
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Impact of Treatment on Rate of Biphasic Reaction in Children with Anaphylaxis by William Bonadio, Connor Welsh, Brad Pradarelli, Yunfai Ng

“…Of these, 49 (14%) manifested BPR [84% had received prehospital IM EPI] requiring at least one additional dose of IM EPI [14% required ≥2 additional doses]. …”
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“They were sort of in the room with me”: a qualitative study about callers’ experience of video streaming during medical emergency calls by Siri Idland, Kristin Häikiö, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Magnus Hjortdahl

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Understanding good communication in ambulance pre-alerts to the emergency department: findings from a qualitative study of UK emergency services by Rachel O’Hara, Joanne Coster, Fiona C Sampson, Jaqui Long

“…Objectives Prehospital notifications (pre-alerts) enable emergency department (ED) staff to prepare for the arrival of patients requiring a time-critical response. …”
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