Prehospital emergency care is characterized by high stress, rapid decision-making and a diverse array of patient encounters. These characteristics, combined with various other factors found in the ...

Mr K Allison Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH89DW, UK; prehosprcsed.ac.uk Burns patients form a large group of trauma patients cared ...

Objectives The primary objective of this study was to determine the association between patient weight and first pass success (FPS) during rapid sequence intubation (RSI) in the ED. The secondary ...

BLS and ALS are the two levels for prehospital medical crews. BLS, basic life support, are emergency medical technicians and quick response units. They may arrive with a fire company ambulance or as a ...

Jarvis said he sees three primary groups of patients as needing prehospital blood the most: the injured, women with postpartum hemorrhage and those suffering from upper gastrointestinal bleeds.

We aimed to assess the effect and safety profile of ketamine compared with other analgesic drugs (or no drug) in adult prehospital patients with acute pain. Methods A systematic review of clinical ...

While it is worth celebrating the improvements in patient safety and quality, such as reductions in hospital-acquired infections and early elective deliveries, it also is imperative that hospitals ...