{"title":"Why is Qualitative Research Necessary in Medicine and Some Prejudices Against It?","authors":"Figen Ünal Çolak, Sarper Yılmaz","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X24000591","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X24000591","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"318-319"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142813792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Common Challenges in the Prehospital Management of Mass-Casualty Incidents: A Systematic Integrative Review.","authors":"Karin Hugelius, Julia Becker","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X24000566","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X24000566","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) place extraordinary demands on prehospital medical response. However, there remains limited evidence on best practices in managing MCIs, and therefore, there is a need to systematically synthetize experiences from them to build further evidence.</p><p><strong>Study objective: </strong>This study aimed to analyze common challenges in prehospital MCI management.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Seventeen case studies or reports describing 15 MCIs (ie, terrorist attacks, chemical incidents, traffic accidents, weather-related incidents, and fires) were subject to a systematic integrative review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Common challenges in prehospital MCI management include victim and responder safety- and security-related issues; the need to develop and communicate situational awareness; to develop and apply a prehospital response plan; the ability to deliver care under severe circumstances; and the need for an extended prehospital medical response management strategy.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Resilient prehospital MCI response demands both a clear strategy and improvisation and should be integrated into the overall medical response strategy. Responders must understand the main concepts of prehospital MCI management, have a situational awareness that foresees the event's medical consequences, and have the experience required to interpret the situation. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel and medical incident commanders require specific training and mental preparation to be able to provide care under severe security threats, to improvise beyond routines and guidelines, and to provide care in ways different from their everyday work.</p>","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"301-309"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142813480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Changes in Crime Rates Against Women and Children Post-Disasters.","authors":"Ateev Sudhir Chandna, Sona Francis, Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa, Jayakumar Christy, Subhasis Bhadra, Vivek Benegal, Dinakaran Damodharan","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X24000505","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X24000505","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":"39 4","pages":"310-312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142882748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond Crisis: The Ukraine War's Multifaceted Impact on Poland's Health Care Resilience.","authors":"Krzysztof Goniewicz, Katarzyna Naylor","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X2400058X","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X2400058X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":"39 4","pages":"315-317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142882747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Mission Statement.","authors":"Jeffrey Michael Franc","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X2400061X","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X2400061X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article discusses changes to the <i>Prehospital and Disaster Medicine</i> (PDM) mission statement which will take effect as of January 1, 2025. The new mission statement focuses on innovative, high-impact, evidence-based research.</p>","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"283-286"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142786780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Upcoming Changes to the Prehospital and Disaster Medicine Journal.","authors":"Jeffrey Michael Franc","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X24000608","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X24000608","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this editorial, upcoming changes to the mission statement, available article types, and instructions for authors are highlighted. These changes are expected to start on January 1, 2025.</p>","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"281-282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142786782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mustafa Ferudun Celikmen, Ali Cankut Tatliparmak, Verda Tunaligil, Sarper Yilmaz
{"title":"Challenges and Clinical Impact of Medical Search and Rescue Efforts Following the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake.","authors":"Mustafa Ferudun Celikmen, Ali Cankut Tatliparmak, Verda Tunaligil, Sarper Yilmaz","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X24000463","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X24000463","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study assesses the operational challenges and clinical outcomes encountered by a university-based Emergency Medical Team (EMT) during the medical search and rescue (mSAR) response to the February 2023 earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this observational study, data were retrospectively collected from 42 individuals who received mSAR services post-earthquake. The challenges were categorized as environmental, logistical, or medical, with detailed documentation of rescue times, patient demographics, injury types, and medical interventions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In this mSAR study, 42 patients from 30 operations were analyzed and divided into environmental (26.2%), logistical (52.4%), and medical (21.4%) challenge groups. Median rescue times were 29 (IQR 28-30), 36.5 (IQR 33.75-77.75), and 30.5 (IQR 29.5-35.5) hours for each group, respectively (P = .002). Age distribution did not significantly differ across groups (P = .067). Hypothermia affected 18.2%, 45.5%, and 66.7% in the respective groups. Extremity injuries were most common in the medical group (88.9%). Intravenous access was highest in the medical group (88.9%), while splinting was more frequent in the medical (55.6%) and logistical (18.2%) groups. Hypothermia was most prevalent in the medical group (66.7%), followed by the logistical group (45.5%). Ambulance transport post-rescue was utilized for a minority in all groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study concludes that logistical challenges, more than environmental or medical challenges, significantly prolong the duration of mSAR operations and exacerbate clinical outcomes like hypothermia, informing future enhancements in disaster response planning and execution.</p>","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"295-300"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew J Levy, Christopher M Wend, William P Flemming, Antoin Lazieh, Andrew J Rosenblum, Candace M Pineda, Douglas M Wolfberg, Jennifer Lee Jenkins, Craig A Goolsby, Asa M Margolis
{"title":"Bleeding Control Protections Within US Good Samaritan Laws - CORRIGENDUM.","authors":"Matthew J Levy, Christopher M Wend, William P Flemming, Antoin Lazieh, Andrew J Rosenblum, Candace M Pineda, Douglas M Wolfberg, Jennifer Lee Jenkins, Craig A Goolsby, Asa M Margolis","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X24000499","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X24000499","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":"39 3","pages":"280"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142472966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael D April, Andrew D Fisher, Julie A Rizzo, Franklin L Wright, Julie M Winkle, Steven G Schauer
{"title":"Early Vital Sign Thresholds Associated with 24-Hour Mortality among Trauma Patients: A Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) Study - CORRIGENDUM.","authors":"Michael D April, Andrew D Fisher, Julie A Rizzo, Franklin L Wright, Julie M Winkle, Steven G Schauer","doi":"10.1017/S1049023X24000384","DOIUrl":"10.1017/S1049023X24000384","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20400,"journal":{"name":"Prehospital and Disaster Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"279"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140857812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}