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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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Published in 2020 at "Resuscitation"

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
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Video Emergency Calls in Medical Dispatching: A Scoping Review

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Published in 2022 at "Prehospital and Disaster Medicine"

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
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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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Published in 2017 at "Epidemiology"

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
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Nonparametric Method for Modeling Clustering Phenomena in Emergency Calls Under Spatial-Temporal Self-Exciting Point Processes

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Published in 2019 at "IEEE Access"

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
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From hearing to seeing: medical dispatchers’ experience with use of video streaming in medical emergency calls − a qualitative study

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Published in 2022 at "BMJ Open"

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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Published in 2022 at "Frontiers in Public Health"

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.

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Increased Emergency Calls during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: A National Retrospective Study

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Published in 2020 at "Healthcare"

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
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The Role of a Physician-Staffed Helicopter in Emergency Care of Patients on Isolated Danish Islands

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Published in 2021 at "Healthcare"

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.

Keywords: helicopter; emergency calls; emergency; isolated islands ... See more keywords
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The biospheric emergency calls for scientists to change tactics

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Published in 2022 at "eLife"

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