Stroke Patients in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Emergency medical services (EMS) vs non-EMS transport of critically injured patients: a prospective evaluation.

BACKGROUND A previous report of 5,782 trauma patients demonstrated higher mortality among those transported by emergency medical services (EMS) than among their non-EMS-transported counterparts. HYPOTHESIS Trauma patients who are transported by EMS and those who are not differ in the injury-to-hospital arrival time interval. DESIGN Prospective cohort-matched observation study. SETTING Lev...

Introducing the CJEM emergency medical services (EMS) series.

Beginning with the current issue, the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (CJEM) will feature an eight-part series of invited commentaries dedicated to emergency medical services (EMS). These commentaries and accompanying original research will feature topics in EMS that are relevant to emergency medicine (EM) practice. With the pressures of providing quality, fiscally responsible health car...

Assessment of Stroke Patients’ Status and Their Transfer Time by Emergency Medical Services to Valiasr Hospital in Arak City, Iran

Background: Stroke is a major cause of death and disability in the world and these complications can be decreased by competent emergency care. Emergency medical service (EMS) transfer half of the stroke patients to hospitals. This study aimed to determine diagnosis of status and transfer time of stroke patients by EMS to a main hospital (Valiasr) in Arak City. Materials and Meth...

Joint position statement on emergency medical services and emergency medical services systems. National Association of State EMS Directors and National Association of EMS Physicians.

determining and prioritizing the organizational determinants of emergency medical services (ems) in iran

conclusions emergency medical services should be considered as a system with its independent components. establishing an independent ems organization, integrating pre-hospital and hospital emergency under single supervision and management, as well as, extending the possibility of providing ems through private sector are essential in order to make fundamental reforms in providing emergency medic...