STUDY OBJECTIVE To use the clinical activities of an ambulance service as a tool to assess the residual and unmet medical needs of a city in the aftermath of a major earthquake and to apply that assessment to the development of a training curriculum for the prehospital personnel. METHODS The researchers conducted structured interviews with health care workers at all levels of the emergency he...

background: injuries or pains occurred at various body's joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves, tendons, limbs, back and neck are classified as musculoskeletal disorders (msds). a single forceful exertion or repeated exposure to force, vibration or awkward posture can result in msds. this study was carried out by evaluating the relevant physical measurements of class b ambulance used in malaysia. ...

Background: The emergency medical services system has a vital role in the timely treatment of victims and the reduction of injury and mortality rates. Ambulance response time is an essential variable in evaluating the quality of its services. The aim of this study was to determine the ambulance response time and to compare it according to background variables. Methods: This descriptive study ...

  Abstract   Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological   disorder with high mortality and morbidity. Some risk factors have been implicated for   ALS such as exposure to high magnetic fields, and trace elements like selenium, cadmium and lead. Afew studies have been carried out throughout the world to evaluate   the prevalence of ALS among veterans. This stud...

Background: A strong and effective emergency referral transport network is a prerequisite for country's assured ecosystem. Ambulances have grown exponentially since the start of National Ambulance Services under Health Mission (NHM) decade ago. This paper aims to understand systems, strategies progress undertaken by Government India upgrade strengthen system. Methods: We conducted narrative rev...

E year in the United States, approximately 21 million persons call 911, are evaluated by emergency medical services (EMS), and are transported to emergency departments (EDs) for potential medical emergencies (1). Of these, approximately 35% are related to injuries or chest, respiratory, or neurologic symptoms and more than one third of all patients aged 65 years or older are transported to the ...

background prehospital management of gunshot-wounded (gw) patients influences injury-induced morbidity and mortality. objectives to evaluate prehospital management to gw patients emphasizing the protocol of patient transfer to appropriate centers. patients and methods this prospective study, included all gw patients referred to four major, level-i hospitals in mashhad, iran. we evaluated demogr...