Search for dissertations about: "Emergency department 2020"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Emergency department 2020.

  2. 1. Serious Game Approach for Improving Healthcare Logistics

    Author : Chen Zhang; Sebastiaan Meijer; Marcin Wardaszko; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : Although serious games are central to corporate learning of needed skills for industrial operations sectors, their use for managing healthcare logistics has rarely been discussed from the perspective of game mechanics in terms of motivation, engagement and the achievement of the desired objectives. This thesis discusses serious games as a method for improving healthcare logistics with a case study in paediatric emergency medicine. READ MORE

  4. 2. Patient safety in primary and emergency care

    Author : Rita Fernholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis explores aspects of risk and safety in health care. Patient safety is about preventing harm to patients. A perspective of resilience is used, which is a proactive approach to making care safer. READ MORE

  5. 3. Redesigning an emergency department for interprofessional teamwork : a longitudinal evaluation of the impact on patient flow and team behaviour

    Author : Jenny Liu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Objective: Crowding in emergency departments (EDs) has negative effects on patients and staff, whereas effective teamwork in healthcare has positive effects. Triage interventions and streaming of specific patient categories are common strategies used by EDs to reduce the negative effects of crowding, but few studies have evaluated interprofessional teamwork as a strategy to reduce ED crowding. READ MORE

  6. 4. Facility layout design with simulation-based optimization : A holistic methodology including process, flow, and logistics requirements in manufacturing

    Author : Enrique Ruiz Zúñiga; Anna Syberfeldt; Matías Urenda Moris; Masood Fathi; Jesús Muñuzuri; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Production and Automation Engineering; Produktion och automatiseringsteknik;

    Abstract : Adaptability and flexibility are becoming key concepts in manufacturing. Today manufacturing companies often have to deal with random disruptive events, which necessitates significantly more complex manufacturing systems. READ MORE

  7. 5. Prognostic factors for whiplash associated disorders

    Author : Eric Rydman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Disability and chronic pain secondary to low- speed vehicle collisions has been a known condition since the nineteenth century. Today, whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) are the most common personal injuries reported to insurance companies after motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). READ MORE