Global positioning system alerted volunteer first responders arrive before emergency medical services in more than four out of five emergency calls.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2019.12.010
Abstract: AIM To evaluate response rates for volunteer first responders (VFRs) activated by use of a smartphone GPS-tracking system and to compare response times of VFRs with those of emergency medical services (EMS). Furthermore, to evaluate… read more here.
Keywords: response times; system; response; volunteer first ... See more keywords
Video Emergency Calls in Medical Dispatching: A Scoping Review
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DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x22001297
Abstract: Abstract Background: Video emergency calls (VCs) represent a feasible future trend in medical dispatching. Acceptance among callers and dispatchers seems to be good. Indications, potential problems, limitations, and directions of research of adding a live… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; emergency calls; video emergency; medical dispatching ... See more keywords
Increase in Medical Emergency Calls and Calls for Central Nervous System Symptoms During a Severe Air Pollution Event, January 2013, Jinan City, China
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DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000000739
Abstract: Background: In January 2013, a continuous and severe haze event affected one third of the major cities in China, including Jinan. Objectives: We investigated whether medical emergency calls (for nonaccidental emergencies) and calls for Central… read more here.
Keywords: calls central; emergency calls; january 2013; medical emergency ... See more keywords
Nonparametric Method for Modeling Clustering Phenomena in Emergency Calls Under Spatial-Temporal Self-Exciting Point Processes
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2019.2900340
Abstract: In this paper, a nonparametric spatial-temporal self-exciting point process is proposed to model clustering features in emergency calls. Gaussian kernel density functions are considered. The expectation-maximization algorithm is adopted for estimating the model. A simulation… read more here.
Keywords: self exciting; emergency; emergency calls; method ... See more keywords
From hearing to seeing: medical dispatchers’ experience with use of video streaming in medical emergency calls − a qualitative study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063395
Abstract: Objectives Video streaming has recently been introduced as an additional tool for communication between medical dispatchers and caller. Research implies that video streaming may be a useful tool for the dispatchers, but more knowledge is… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; medical dispatchers; emergency calls; video streaming ... See more keywords
Medical emergency calls and calls for central nervous system symptoms during the COVID-19 outbreak in Hangzhou, China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.934403
Abstract: Background Since January 2020, the continuous and severe COVID-19 epidemic has ravaged various countries around the world and affected their emergency medical systems (EMS). The total number of emergency calls and the number of emergency… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; calls central; emergency calls; number emergency ... See more keywords
Increased Emergency Calls during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: A National Retrospective Study
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9010014
Abstract: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has a direct and indirect effect on the different healthcare systems around the world. In this study, we aim to describe the impact on the utilization of emergency medical services… read more here.
Keywords: covid pandemic; saudi arabia; study; emergency calls ... See more keywords
The Role of a Physician-Staffed Helicopter in Emergency Care of Patients on Isolated Danish Islands
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DOI: 10.3390/healthcare9111446
Abstract: Emergency calls may lead to the dispatch of either ground ambulances or helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS). For residents on isolated islands, the HEMS can reduce the time to hospital admission and lead to improved… read more here.
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The biospheric emergency calls for scientists to change tactics
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.83292
Abstract: Our current economic and political structures have an increasingly devastating impact on the Earth’s climate and ecosystems: we are facing a biospheric emergency, with catastrophic consequences for both humans and the natural world on which… read more here.
Keywords: emergency; change tactics; emergency calls; biospheric emergency ... See more keywords