Tension pneumothoraces (TP) are life-threatening injuries that may be treated by needle thoracocentesis (NT). The technique is not without complications, hence this research investigating the accuracy...
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This study's results add to the collective understanding of factors associated with ambulance crashes, which may inform future action to intervene and create a safer environment of care for EMS...
Common benign causes of abdominal pain include bloating, constipation and round ligament syndrome (Hopcroft and Forte, 2003)..
There were 30 (85.7%) male and 5 (14.3%) female participants. Thirty-two (91.4%) of the 35 participants were ambulance paramedics and three (8.6%) were CCPs. Thirteen (37.1%) of the participants had...
A mixed-methods study combining quantitative and qualitative analysis was designed (Schifferdecker and Reed, 2009). The authors used the explanatory model (Schifferdecker and Reed, 2009), with the...
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In a cardiac arrest, a 911 dispatcher can often coach a bystander to perform chest compressions if CPR has not been initiated. In the case that a lightweight resuscitator such as a child has made the...
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