Search for dissertations about: "Prehospital care"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 50 swedish dissertations containing the words Prehospital care.

  2. 16. TRIAGE : Management of the trauma patient

    Author : Maria Lampi; Thore Vikström; Carl-Oscar Jonson; Ives Hubloue; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Triage, derived from the French word for sorting, aims to assess and prioritize injured patients, regardless of whether the injuries are sustained from everyday road traffic accident with few injured or a mass casualty incident. Triage seeks to provide the greatest benefit to the largest number of casualties in order to minimize morbidity and mortality. READ MORE

  4. 17. Surviving a major bus crash : experiences from the crash and five years after

    Author : Isabelle Doohan; Britt-Inger Saveman; Ulf Björnstig; Per-Olof Michel; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : bus crash; major road traffic crash; survivors; injuries; consequences; experiences; recovery; social support; emergency care; compassionate care; long-term recovery;

    Abstract : Background Major road traffic crashes (RTCs) can have a significant impact on the survivors, their family, and their friends, as well as on emergency personnel, volunteers, and others involved. However, survivors’ perspectives are rare or missing in research on major RTCs in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 18. 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

  6. 19. Acute Confusional State in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture. Identification of risk factors and intervention using a prehospital and perioperative management program

    Author : Karin Björkman Björkelund; Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; postoperative confusion; mortality; pain; fasting; hypoxemia; complications; ASA; Anemia; transfusion.; anesthesia;

    Abstract : Abstract The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge about underlying causes and perioperative risk factors of Acute Confusional State (ACS) in elderly patients with hip fracture and to investigate the effect of a multi-factorial intervention program in order to decrease the number of patients who develop ACS. The aim in paper I was to describe elderly patients with hip fracture on the basis of the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ ASA classification system and to identify preoperative risk factors in relation to the postoperative outcome measured up to 4-months after surgery. READ MORE

  7. 20. Optimizing prehospital acute stroke care in the presence of economic constraints

    Author : Nicklas Ennab Vogel; Lars-Åke Levin; Tobias Andersson Granberg; Sofie Pilemalm; David Epstein; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become standard of care for acute anterior circulation ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion since the launch of second-generation stent retrievers for clinical use nearly a decade ago. Up until recently, the treatment was exclusively performed at university hospitals in Sweden. READ MORE