A search was conducted of the emergency nursing and paramedic practice journals, alongside Pubmed, Cochrane, and Science-Direct data bases, from 1990 to current date. The following key words were...
Haemoptysis is a commonly reported manifestation within the CF population its incidence increasing with greater life expectancy (Flume et al, 2005). The most common causes of haemoptysis include...
‘RAS is the term used for a particular fit which is neither epileptic nor due to cyanotic breathholding, but which rather results from a brief stoppage of the heart through excessive activity of the...
‘So, what happens when diversion is eliminated?’.
Introduction of the cell-based model of haemostasis emphasizes the role of platelets for intact thrombin generation and highlights the importance of the dynamics of thrombin generation, influencing...
This is a prospective, randomized, parallel group design study that was carried out at a primary school in Galicia (northwest Spain) and the participants, who were comprised of schoolchildren aged...
With no outward physical markers of the condition, a firefighter or emergency medical technician/paramedic (EMT) might not be able to tell if the individual has autism right away. There are many...
Heat-related illness represents a continuum of disorders from minor syndromes such as heat cramps, heat syncope, and heat exhaustion to the severely life-threatening disorder known as heat stroke....
South Africa is a developing country with an upper-middle-income and advanced emerging market economy (The World Bank, 2010; FTSE, 2010). In 2009, inflation-adjusted income per person in South Africa...
Each country has different names for members of prehospital EMS. We have classified and gathered them according to their skills. The EMS models, crews of BLS and ALS units, and trainings of EMS...
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