Search for dissertations about: "Emergency medical service"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 53 swedish dissertations containing the words Emergency medical service.

  2. 1. Clinical reasoning among emergency medical service clinicians : An iterative and fragmented process involving the collaborative effort(s) of many

    Author : Ulf Andersson; Johan Berlin; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Emergency medical services; Clinical reasoning; Ambulance; Pre-hospital; Health and well-being; Människan i vården; The Human Perspective in Care;

    Abstract : Aim: The overall aim of the thesis was to generate knowledge and understanding of clinical reasoning in the context of EMS from the perspective of EMS clinicians.Method: Three different methodologies were employed to describe various aspects of clinical reasoning. READ MORE

  4. 2. Where are the people in emergency service planning? : Assessing the geography and equity of access to emergency services in Sweden

    Author : Jacob Hassler; Vania Ceccato; Tobias Andersson Granberg; Jonathan Corcoran; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; emergency services; spatial analysis; equity; accessibility; blåljustjänster; rumslig analys; jämlikhet; tillgänglighet; Urban and Regional Studies; Urbana och regionala studier;

    Abstract : Providing high-quality health care to everyone who needs it is a central objective of the Swedish healthcare system. One way in which this goal is broadly pursued is by allocating resources that maximize the geographical coverage of ambulances, aimed at reducing ambulance respons times as much as possible, for as many as possible. READ MORE

  5. 3. Challenges in prehospital emergency care : patient, spouse and personnel perspectives

    Author : Kerstin Forslund; Venke Sørlie; Margareta Ehnfors; Margareta Gustafsson; Terese Bondas; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; challenge; prehospital; emergency; care; patient; spouse; personnel; chain; acute chest pain; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

    Abstract : Prehospital emergency care (PEC) with the emergency call to the Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) centre is an essential part of the health-care system. It is important to obtain knowledge about the links in the PEC chain from the perspectives of those providing the service and those receiving it. READ MORE

  6. 4. Non-conveyance within the Swedish ambulance service : A prehospital patient safety study

    Author : Erik Höglund; Agneta Schröder; Emma Ohlsson-Nevo; Margareta Möller; Magnus Andersson-Hagiwara; Eric Carlström; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Ambulance; Ambulance nurse; Ambulance service; Emergency medical services; Non-conveyance; Non‐transport; Nurse; Patient; Patient assessment; Patient-safety;

    Abstract : BackgroundThere is an increasing demand for ambulance services and more patients than before are requesting ambulance assistance for low acuity conditions. Ambulance services non-convey patients because they lack acute care needs. READ MORE

  7. 5. Prehospital medical management in Swedish road tunnel incidents

    Author : Johan Hylander; Anton Westman; Britt-Inger Saveman; Lina Gyllencreutz; Michael Haney; Stephen Sollid; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Road tunnel; incident management; disaster medicine; emergency medical services; e-learning; education; ambulance commander;

    Abstract : Background: The complexity of modern road tunnel systems may delay an efficient rescue effort. Capable decision-making is needed to limit time to care. The Swedish ambulance commander, responsible for the on-scene ambulance personnel, may lack education and experience from managing road tunnel incidents. READ MORE