BACKGROUND The Interstate 35W Bridge in Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River on August 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 127. METHODS This article describes the emergency medical services response to this incident. RESULTS/DISCUSSION Complexities of the event included difficult patient access, multiple sectors of operation, and multiple mutual-aid agencies. Patient evacuat...

Quality Improvement (QI) is required in all aspects of the healthcare field. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) poses unique QI challenges. This article explores some of these challenges and provides some points to consider when performing QI in EMS services.

This study extended research on respites by examining the extent to which experiences during the weekend contribute to health and job performance after the weekend. Longitudinal data including 3 measurement occasions from 87 emergency service workers indicated that nonwork hassles, absence of positive work reflection, and low social activity during the weekend predicted burnout and poor general...

Objective To construct and validate a checklist for patient safety in emergency care. Method This is methodological research conducted in Curitiba, in 2015, with construction and validation stages. The checklist was based on the guidelines of the Brazilian patient safety programme and validated online using the Delphi method, with a questionnaire, and with the participation of 23 Brazilian sp...

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INTRODUCTION The decision to declare a major incident (MI) is not one to be taken lightly, but a delay in doing so may have dire consequences. The aim of this study was to ascertain what factors make specialists from a variety of professional backgrounds in the United Kingdom determine from an initial visual assessment of a scene that a MI should be declared. METHODS Participants were present...

• Medical directors should have the authority to lead the establishment of response interval performance standards and possess the resources needed to monitor response interval data. • The dispatch process should be carefully analyzed and streamlined. Calls should be prioritized based on severity and response interval performance standards established for emergent, urgent, and nonurgent complai...