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Workplace sense of belonging and paramedic wellbeing using network analysis: A cross-sectional study 使用网络分析的工作场所归属感和护理人员幸福感:一项横断面研究

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2023.02.001

Helen M. Stallman , Natalie Dodd , Matthew Warren-James , Belinda Chiera

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Association between initial presenting level of consciousness and patient acuity – A potential application for secondary triage in emergency ambulance calls 最初表现的意识水平和病人的敏锐度之间的联系——在紧急救护车呼叫中二级分诊的潜在应用

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2022.11.002

Jason Belcher , Judith Finn , Austin Whiteside , Stephen Ball

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Older patients’ perceptions of the Swedish ambulance service: A qualitative exploratory study 老年患者对瑞典救护车服务的看法:一项定性探索性研究

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2023.01.005

Andreas Rantala , Anders Sterner , Catharina Frank , Elsa Heinrich , Bodil Holmberg

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Epidemiology of open limb fractures attended by ambulance clinicians in the out-of-hospital setting: A retrospective analysis 院外救护车临床医生治疗开放性肢体骨折的流行病学:回顾性分析

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2023.01.001

Brendan V. Schultz , Kerrianne Watt , Stephen Rashford , James Wylie , Emma Bosley

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Older women's view on frailty and an Emergency Department evidence-based Frailty Intervention Team (FIT) program: An evaluation using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance RE-AIM framework 老年妇女对虚弱的看法和急诊科基于证据的虚弱干预小组(FIT)计划:使用覆盖面、有效性、采用、实施、维持RE-AIM框架的评估

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2023.02.003

Kristie J. Harper , Melinda Williamson , Deborah Edwards , Jenna Haak , Annette Barton , Susan Slatyer

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Implementation of a pragmatic emergency department patients’ own medications (POM) procedure to improve medication safety: An interrupted time series 实施实用的急诊科患者自用药(POM)程序以提高用药安全性:中断时间序列

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2023.02.004

Simone E. Taylor , Emily Joules , Andrew Harding

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Unscheduled emergency department presentations with diabetes: Identifying high risk characteristics 未安排的糖尿病急诊科表现:识别高风险特征

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2022.12.001

Julie Gale , Wayne Varndell , Steven James , Lin Perry

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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on revisits to emergency department COVID-19大流行对急诊科就诊的影响

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2023.01.002

Myeong Namgung , Dong Hoon Lee , Sung Jin Bae , Ho Sub Chung , Keon Kim , Choung Ah Lee , Duk Ho Kim , Eui Chung Kim , Jee Yong Lim , Sang Soo Han , Yoon Hee Choi

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Assessing student paramedics' measurements of fatigue and quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a simulated cardiac arrest case 评估学生护理人员对模拟心脏骤停病例的疲劳测量和心肺复苏质量

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2022.12.002

Anthony Weber , Shannon Delport , Aldon Delport

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Characteristics and outcomes of patient presentations to the emergency department via police: A scoping review 通过警察向急诊科介绍病人的特点和结果:范围审查

IF 1.8 4区医学

Australasian Emergency Care Pub Date : 2023-09-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.auec.2023.01.004

Rachel Wardrop , Jamie Ranse , Wendy Chaboyer , Julia Crilly

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