Post-mission debriefs in helicopter emergency medicine services– introducing “The compassionate debrief” by Leif Rognås, Marius Rehn, Karina Damsgaard Nørby

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Evaluasi Efektivitas Metode F-A-S-T Flipbook dalam Meningkatkan Deteksi Dini Stroke: Studi Pendidikan Pra-Rumah Sakit di Indonesia by Cecilya Kustanti, Linda Widyarani

“…This study seeks to evaluate the efficacy of employing the flipbook F-A-S-T method as an educational tool to enhance early stroke detection utilizing the F-A-S-T media in a prehospital context. Utilizing a quantitative approach and a pre-experimental design, specifically a one-group pre-post test design, this research applies purposive sampling for participant selection. …”
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Beyond life extension– is it time for ‘Emergency Last Aid’ training? by Matthew Hooper, Marius Rehn

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Exploring Factors Affecting Emergency Medical Services Staffs’ Decision about Transporting Medical Patients to Medical Facilities by Abbasali Ebrahimian, Hesam Seyedin, Roohangiz Jamshidi-Orak, Gholamreza Masoumi

“…The participants in this qualitative study consisted of 18 EMS staffs working in prehospital care facilities in Tehran, Iran. Data were gathered through semistructured interviews. …”
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An online emergency medical management information system using mobile computing by Sarandis Mitropoulos, Christos Mitsis, Petros Valacheas, Christos Douligeris

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the way technology affects the provision of prehospital emergency care, upgrading the quality of services offered and significantly reducing the risk of premature termination of the patients. …”
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improving Pain mAnagement for childreN and young people attendeD by Ambulance (PANDA): protocol for a realist review. [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservati... by Paul Leighton, Georgette Eaton, Georgie Nicholls, Kacper Sumera, Marishona Ortega, Jessica Hodgson, Michael Baliousis, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Despina Laparidou, Bill Lord, Sarah Redsell, Gregory Adam Whitley, Tatiana Bujor

“…Studies have shown that prehospital pain management in CYP is poor, with 61% of those suffering acute pain not achieving effective pain relief (abolition or reduction of pain score by 2 or more out of 10) when attended by ambulance. …”
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Efficacy of the Protocol for Trauma Team Activation in Taipei: A Retrospective Study by Wan-Lin Chen, Ju-Chi Ou, Shih-Yu Ko, Wen-Ching Li, Hon-Ping Ma

“…Conclusion: The Taipei prehospital field triage guidelines are acceptable but not an ideal tool for identifying patients with major trauma, with an overtriage rate of 48.12% and an undertriage rate of 12.03%. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Early Acute Kidney Injury in Nonsurgical Patients: A Cohort Study by Javier Enrique Cely, Elkin José Mendoza, Carlos Roberto Olivares, Oscar Julián Sepúlveda, Juan Sebastián Acosta, Rafael Andrés Barón, Juan José Diaztagle

“…The risk factors included CKD from stage 3 onwards, prehospital treatment with nephrotoxic drugs, and VTE at admission. …”
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Response Time Threshold for Predicting Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Ling Hsuan Huang, Yu-Ni Ho, Ming-Ta Tsai, Wei-Ting Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…A retrospective observational analysis was conducted using the emergency medical service (EMS) database (January 2015 to December 2019). Prehospital factors, underlying diseases, and OHCA outcomes were assessed. …”
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Comparing propofol anaesthesia guided by Bispectral Index monitoring and frontal EEG wave analysis with standard monitoring in laparoscopic surgery: protocol for the ‘EEG in Genera... by Luzius A Steiner, Salome Dell-Kuster, Bettina U Gruber, Valerie Girsberger, Lukas Kusstatscher, Simon Funk, Anita Luethy, Lien Jakus, Julien Maillard, Christoph S Burkhart

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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…The GEE model revealed that female sex, physical disability before injury, prehospital transfusion, lower Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) score on arrival, neck surgery, and higher AIS in the neck and extremity/pelvis were independently associated with unfavorable function at discharge. …”
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Predictive value of the New Zealand Early Warning Score for early mortality in low-acuity patients discharged at scene by paramedics: an observational study by Bridget Dicker, Verity Frances Todd, Tony Smith, Andy Swain, Graham Howie, Melanie Moylan, Aroha Brett

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between the NZEWS risk-assessment tool and adverse outcomes of early mortality or ambulance reattendance within 48 hours in low-acuity, prehospital patients not transported by ambulance.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting Prehospital emergency medical service provided by St John New Zealand over a 2-year period (1 July 2016 through 30 June 2018).Participants 83 171 low-acuity, adult patients who were attended by an ambulance and discharged at scene. …”
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A Narrowing Diagnosis: A Rare Cause of Adult Croup and Literature Review by Jayshil J. Patel, Emily Kitchin, Kurt Pfeifer

“…Within 72 hours, the patient made a complete clinical recovery without the need for escalation of care. Prehospital discharge chest radiograph demonstrated resolution of subglottic narrowing.…”
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Conversion from Nonshockable to Shockable Rhythms and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes by Initial Heart Rhythm and Rhythm Conversion Time by Wanwan Zhang, Shengyuan Luo, Daya Yang, Yongshu Zhang, Jinli Liao, Liwen Gu, Wankun Li, Zhihao Liu, Yan Xiong, Ahamed Idris

“…No difference was found in odds of prehospital ROSC across rhythm conversion time, regardless of initial heart rhythm. …”
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Can Peak Expiratory Flow Measurements Differentiate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from Congestive Heart Failure? by John E. Gough, Kori L. Brewer

“…This study should be expanded to the prehospital setting with a larger number of subjects.…”
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Protocolized approach saves the limb in peripheral arterial injury: A decade experience by Pratyusha Priyadarshini, Supreet Kaur, Komal Gupta, Abhinav Kumar, Junaid Alam, Dinesh Bagaria, Narender Choudhary, Amit Gupta, Sushma Sagar, Biplab Mishra, Subodh Kumar

“…Purpose: Outcomes of peripheral arterial injury (PAI) depend on various factors, such as warm ischemia time and concomitant injuries. Suboptimal prehospital care may lead to delayed presentation, and a lack of dedicated trauma system may lead to poorer outcome. …”
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Streptococcus intermedius Causing Necrotizing Pneumonia in an Immune Competent Female: A Case Report and Literature Review by Faris Hannoodi, Israa Ali, Hussam Sabbagh, Sarwan Kumar

“…Comparison of the published cases showed a highly varied prehospital course and radiological presentations, with a symptomatic phase ranging from 10 days to five months. …”
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Sudden Cardiac Death: The Most Feared but Potentially Preventable Presentation of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome by Ana Rita Pereira, Alexandra Briosa, Rita Miranda, Sofia Sequeira Almeida, Luís Brandão, Hélder Pereira

“…Due to rapid initiation of prehospital advanced life support, return of spontaneous circulation was observed. …”
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Application of the Modified Basic Life Support Training Model in Improving Community Residents’ Rescue Willingness in Nantong City in China by Yu-Fei Qian, Yu-Qin Ren, Li Wang, Rong-Qian Sun, Dan-Feng Li

“…The modified BLS training model could improve the community residents’ rescue willingness and skill mastery rates, enhance their first-aid skills and awareness, reduce the risk of disease transmission to a certain extent, and improve the success rate of prehospital first aid to ensure the safety of rescuers and patients.…”
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Update in the Early Management and Reperfusion Strategies of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Aldo A. Mendez, Edgar A. Samaniego, Sunil A. Sheth, Sudeepta Dandapat, David M. Hasan, Kaustubh S. Limaye, Bradley J. Hindman, Colin P. Derdeyn, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez

“…Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) remains a leading cause of death and long-term disability. The paradigms on prehospital care, reperfusion therapies, and postreperfusion management of patients with AIS continue to evolve. …”
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