Grey areas: New Zealand ambulance personnel's experiences of challenging resuscitation decision-making.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2017.08.002
Abstract: INTRODUCTION When faced with a patient in cardiac arrest, ambulance personnel must rapidly make complex decisions with limited information. Much of the research examining decisions to commence, continue, withhold or terminate resuscitation has used retrospective… read more here.
Keywords: grey areas; ambulance personnel; resuscitation; ambulance ... See more keywords
Telemedicine-based physician consultation results in more patients treated and released by ambulance personnel
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DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000426
Abstract: Objective We examined whether teleconsultation from ambulances to a physician at an emergency medical communication center (EMCC) would increase the proportion of patients with nonurgent conditions being treated and released on site. Methods This research… read more here.
Keywords: patients treated; period; emergency; ambulance personnel ... See more keywords
Balancing power: Ambulance personnel's lived experience of older persons' participation in care in the presence of municipal care personnel.
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DOI: 10.1111/scs.13162
Abstract: BACKGROUND Patient participation is considered to promote well-being and is, therefore, central in care contexts. Care-dependent older persons living at home constitute a vulnerable population with increased ambulance care needs. Care transfers risk challenging participation… read more here.
Keywords: ambulance personnel; power; older persons; care ... See more keywords
How are ambulance personnel prepared and supported to withhold or terminate resuscitation and manage patient death in the field? A scoping review
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DOI: 10.33151/ajp.16.697
Abstract: IntroductionResearch shows that ambulance personnel can find it challenging to withhold or terminate resuscitation and manage patient death in the field. This scoping review provides a synthesis of published research that has addressed three main… read more here.
Keywords: patient death; ambulance personnel; resuscitation; death ... See more keywords
Rescuers at Risk: Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Police Officers, Fire Fighters, Ambulance Personnel, and Emergency and Psychiatric Nurses
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.602064
Abstract: Emergency personnel and rescue workers may be at a risk of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) due to exposure to trauma and work-related stressors. Though rescuers of different professions are often engaged in the same type… read more here.
Keywords: work related; posttraumatic stress; police officers; emergency ... See more keywords
Enhancing Psychological Resilience: Examining the Impact of Managerial Support on Mental Health Outcomes for Saudi Ambulance Personnel
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11091277
Abstract: Ambulance personnel are among the groups with high mental health risks. This study aims to investigate the role of managerial support in determining the mental well-being of ambulance personnel, a group at high risk for… read more here.
Keywords: manager behavior; ambulance personnel; mental well; mental health ... See more keywords
The Correlates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Ambulance Personnel and Barriers Faced in Accessing Care for Work-Related Stress
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042046
Abstract: We investigated factors associated with increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in ambulance personnel and the barriers faced in accessing support for work-related stress (WRS). A cross-sectional study of 388 ambulance personnel used self-administered… read more here.
Keywords: post traumatic; traumatic stress; stress; stress disorder ... See more keywords