conclusions different factors affect resiliency improvements in medical emergency staff and consequently the quality of pre-hospital burn care. this study showed that various factors such as scene security/safety, effective decision making, self-efficacy and religious support are effective in the improvement of resiliency and the quality of pre-hospital emergency care. results by analyzing 456 ...

background and purpose: considering the obstacles against the implementation of ethical decisions by nurses, experiencing moral distress is one of the major issues in this profession. moral distress could have negative effects on the physical and mental health of nurses, quality of patient care and performance of health organizations. given the importance of addressing moral distress in working...

BACKGROUND Accurate dispatch of emergency medical services at the onset of acute stroke is vital in expediting assessment and treatment. We examined the relationship between callers' description of potential stroke symptoms to the emergency medical dispatcher and the subsequent classification and prioritisation of emergency medical services response. AIM To identify key 'indicator' words used...

Objective: The key point to detect patients’ need in pre-hospital emergency is to have high ability to take medical history. All research findings show that this ability is low. The objective of this research is to investigate the ability to take medical history of patients among the personnel of pre-hospital emergency medical service (EMS) in Golestan province, Iran.Methods: This researc...

W. Richard Bukata, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles County/ USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA; Medical Director, Emergency Department, San Gabriel Valley Medical Center, San Gabriel, CA. Francis M. Fesmire, MD, FACEP, Director, Chest Pain—Stroke Center, Erlanger Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, UT College of Medicine, Chattanooga, TN. Valerio G...

*Department of Emergency Medicine, †University of Michigan Injury Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, ‡Los Angeles Emergency Medicine Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California, §Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County SUNY Downstate Hospitals, Brooklyn, New York, kPediatric Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, {School ...