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several observations have addressed high rates of occupational burnout among personnel of emergency medical services (emss) centers.  occupational burnout influences ems personnel's well-being and quality of life. the main objective of this study was to assess burnout and its determinants among iranian ems personnel. this study was carried out at all ems centers in two provinces of kermanshah a...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the success rate of emergency department (ED) technicians in placing ultrasound (US)-guided peripheral intravenous (i.v.) catheters. METHODS In this prospective, observational trial, 19 ED technicians were taught to use US guidance to obtain i.v. access. Training sessions consisted of didactic instruction and hands-on practice. The ED technic...

Assessment of Emergency Medical Technicians Serving the Phoenix Metropolitan Matrix of Primary Stroke Centers To the Editor: Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are integral to the effectiveness of any stroke system of care. EMS providers are the first medical contact for up to 70% of patients with acute stroke.1 Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) are uniquely positioned to hasten stro...

The digitization of the medical data has been a sensitive topic. In modern times laws such as the HIPAA provide some guidelines for electronic transactions in medical data to prevent attacks and fraudulent usage of private information. In our paper, we explore an architecture that uses hybrid computing with decentralized key management and show how it is suitable in preventing a special form of...

introduction : although many protocols are available in the field of the prehospital medical care (pmc), there is still a notable gap between protocol based directions and applied clinical practice. this study measures the rate of protocol adherence in pmc provided for patients with chest pain and loss of consciousness (loc). method : in this cross-sectional study, 10 educated research assistan...