Management of traumatic liver injuries without a valid trauma system.

abstract：:Introduction In preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games, existing syndromic surveillance systems operating in England were expanded to include daily general practitioner (GP) out-of-hours (OOH) contacts and emergency department (ED) attendances at sentinel sites (the GP OOH and ED syndromic surveillance systems:...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Todkill D,Hughes HE,Elliot AJ,Morbey RA,Edeghere O,Harcourt S,Hughes T,Endericks T,McCloskey B,Catchpole M,Ibbotson S,Smith G

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tenecteplase is a thrombolytic protein drug used by paramedics, emergency responders, and critical care medical personnel for the prehospital treatment of blood clotting diseases. Minimizing the time between symptom onset and the initiation of thrombolytic treatment is important for reducing mortality and ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Henkel E,Vella R,Fenning A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although emergency medical services (EMS) liability litigation is a concern of many prehospital health care providers, there have been no studies of these legal cases nationwide and no local case studies since 1987. METHODS:A retrospective case series was obtained from a computerized database of trial cou...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Morgan DL,Wainscott MP,Knowles HC

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, widespread flooding devastated the New Orleans healthcare system. Prior studies of post-hurricane healthcare do not consistently offer evidence-based recommendations for re-establishing patient care post-disaster. The primary objective of this study is to examine associ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Howe E,Victor D,Price EG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A common chief complaint to emergency dispatch communication centers worldwide is "breathing problems". The chief complaint of breathing problems represents a wide spectrum of underlying diseases, patient conditions, and onset types. The current debate is on the potential ability of a dispatch protocol to ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Clawson J,Olola C,Heward A,Patterson B,Scott G

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the epidemiology of pediatric emergency medical services (EMS) practice in a large patient population from several geographic areas. DESIGN:Retrospective computer analysis of EMS databases from four states using a common data set and analysis system. SETTING:Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Mississippi,...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Joyce SM,Brown DE,Nelson EA

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Morbidity and mortality due to acute but treatable conditions remain high in the developing world, as many significant barriers exist to providing emergency medical care. This study investigates these barriers in a rural region of Ethiopia. HYPOTHESIS:The limited capacity of frontline healthcare workers t...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Levine AC,Presser DZ,Rosborough S,Ghebreyesus TA,Davis MA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize the types of occupational exposures and injuries reported by emergency medical service (EMS) workers. METHODS:A blinded review of accidents/exposures among EMS workers employed by a Baltimore County fire department was conducted. Medical records for 1992 were reviewed. RESULTS:Two hundred a...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Gershon RR,Vlahov D,Kelen G,Conrad B,Murphy L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of humanitarian response efforts has long been hampered by a lack of coordination among responding organizations. The need for increased coordination and collaboration, as well as the need to better understand experiences with coordination, were recognized by participants of a multilateral Working Gr...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Parmar S,Lobb A,Purdin S,McDonnell S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dialysis centers struggled to maintain continuity of care for dialysis patients during and immediately following Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the US Gulf Coast in August 2005. However, the impact on patient health and service use is unclear. PROBLEM:The impact of Hurricane Katrina on hospitalization ra...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Howard D,Zhang R,Huang Y,Kutner N

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is a leading cause of death among children less than five years old during humanitarian emergencies. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and Streptococcus pneumoniae are the leading causes of bacterial pneumonia. Vaccines for both of these pathogens are available to prevent pneumonia. Problem This ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Gargano LM,Hajjeh R,Cookson ST

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass gatherings have a higher patient presentation rate than is found within the general population. Despite this fact, many mass gatherings are occurring without suitable medical coverage. South Africa has had no standard approach or model to determine the number of medical personnel needed to deploy to an event. The...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Smith WP,Wessels V,Naicker D,Leuenberger E,Fuhri P,Wallis LA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak on the willingness of laypersons to provide bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using standard CPR (SCPR) or compression-only CPR (CCPR) was evaluated. The preferred type of SCPR in the post-SARS era was assessed. METHODS:A descrip...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Lam KK,Lau FL,Chan WK,Wong WN

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Traditionally, post disaster response activities have focused on immediate trauma and communicable diseases. In developed countries such as Australia, the post disaster risk for communicable disease is low. However, a "disease transition" is now recognized at the population level where noncommunicable dise...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Ryan BJ,Franklin RC,Burkle FM,Watt K,Aitken P,Smith EC,Leggat P

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After a major earthquake, the assignment of scarce mental health emergency personnel to different geographic areas is crucial to the effective management of the crisis. The scarce information that is available in the aftermath of a disaster may be valuable in helping predict where are the populations that ar...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Dussaillant F,Apablaza M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrinolysis is an acceptable treatment for acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) when primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cannot be performed within 120 minutes. The American Heart Association has recommended Emergency Medical Services (EMS) interventions such as prehospital ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Cook J,Carter A,Goldstein J,Travers A,Brown R,Swain J,Jensen J,Matheson K,Cain E,Lee T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) terrorism continues to be a global threat. Studies examining global and historical toxicological characteristics of CBR terrorism are lacking. METHODS:Global Terrorism Database (GTD) and RAND Database of Worldwide Terrorism Incidents (RDWTI) were searched for CBR...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Aydin B

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the performance of two pediatric length-based tapes (Broselow and Handtevy) in predicting actual weights of US children. METHODS:In this descriptive study, weights and lengths of children (newborn through 13 years of age) were extracted from the 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Lowe CG,Campwala RT,Ziv N,Wang VJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Massive earthquakes often cause structures to collapse, trapping victims under dense rubble for long periods of time. Commonly, this spurs resource intensive, dangerous, and frustrating attempts to find and extricate live victims. The search and rescue phase usually is maintained for many days beyond the l...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Macintyre AG,Barbera JA,Smith ER

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of protecting civilians in armed conflict is enshrined in international humanitarian law and widely acknowledged in humanitarian norms. Making this concept operational in humanitarian service delivery is a challenge. Yet, there are many ways in which humanitarian workers could learn from local people about...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Loane G,Leaning J,Schomig S,van Tulleken A,O'Laughlin K

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tete Province, Mozambique has experienced chronic food insecurity and a dramatic fall in livestock numbers due to the cyclic problems characterized by the floods in 2000 and severe droughts in 2002 and 2003. The Province has been a beneficiary of emergency relief programs, which have assisted > 22% of the po...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Renzaho AM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Full-scale disaster drills are complex, expensive, and may involve hundreds or thousands of people. However, even when carefully planned, they often fail to manifest the details of medical care given to the casualties during the drill. OBJECTIVE:To assess the feasibility of integrating physicians among th...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Gofrit ON,Leibovici D,Shemer J,Henig A,Shapira SC

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction Vasopressors are associated with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), but no long-term benefit has been demonstrated in randomized trials. However, these trials did not control for the timing of vasopressor administration which may influence outcomes. Consequently, the objective of this study was to ...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Hubble MW,Tyson C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In November 2013, the Haiyan typhoon hit parts of the Philippines. The typhoon caused severe damage to the medical facilities and many injuries and deaths. Health professionals have a crucial role in the immediate disaster response system, but knowledge of their experiences of working during and in the immed...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Hugelius K,Adolfsson A,Örtenwall P,Gifford M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Since the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, concerns have been raised regarding the threat of a radiological terrorist weapon. Although the probability of the employment of a nuclear device is remote, the potential of a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or "dirty bomb" is of conce...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Guyette F,Suyama J,Rosen J,Allswede M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The provision of surgery within humanitarian crises is complex, requiring coordination and cooperation among all stakeholders. During the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit best practice guidelines were proposed to provide greater accountability and standardization in surgical humanitarian relief efforts. Surgical humani...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Chackungal S,Nickerson JW,Knowlton LM,Black L,Burkle FM,Casey K,Crandell D,Demey D,Di Giacomo L,Dohlman L,Goldstein J,Gosney JE Jr,Ikeda K,Linden A,Mullaly CM,O'Connell C,Redmond AD,Richards A,Rufsvold R,Santos AL,

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A broad range of health problems are related to disasters. Insight into these health problems is needed for targeted disaster management. Disaster health outcome assessment can provide insight into the health effects of disasters. During the 15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Amsterdam (2007), e...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： van den Berg B,Grievink L,Gutschmidt K,Lang T,Palmer S,Ruijten M,Stumpel R,Yzermans J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:No standard exists for provision of care following catastrophic natural disasters. Host nations, funders, and overseeing agencies need a method to identify the most effective interventions when allocating finite resources. Measures of effectiveness are real-time indicators that can be used to link early ac...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Daftary RK,Cruz AT,Reaves EJ,Burkle FM,Christian MD,Fagbuyi DB,Garrett AL,Kapur GB,Sirbaugh PE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a summary of the presentations and discussion of Panel 2.10, Reproductive, Mental, and Child Health of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Phuket, Thailand, 04-06 May 2005. The topics discussed included issues related to reproductiv...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Sahu S,Musani A,Schaller J,Pairojkul S,Senanayake MP,Brenny P,Rosati MJ,Dakkak H

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global burden of cardiovascular mortality is increasing, as is the number of large-scale humanitarian emergencies. The interaction between these phenomena is not well understood. This review aims to clarify the relationship between humanitarian emergencies and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. MET...

journal_title：Prehospital and disaster medicine

authors： Hayman KG,Sharma D,Wardlow RD,Singh S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00