Search for dissertations about: "prehospital emergency care"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words prehospital emergency care.
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1. Challenges in prehospital emergency care : patient, spouse and personnel perspectives
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
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2. Being provided with a safe haven : Care-dependent older persons' participation in prehospital emergency care
Abstract : Participation in care is a key concept in many welfare societies and serves to guide clinical practice and adapt care to personal preferences and needs in order to promote well-being and quality of life. Previous research has shown that practicing participation in care is complex due to the concept not being clearly defined. READ MORE
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3. Improving initial care of road traffic injured people in Tanzania : Evaluation of a traffic police first aid education programme
Abstract : Background: An overwhelming proportion of road traffic deaths and injuries in low- and middle-income countries occurs in prehospital environments. Lay responders such as traffic police officers play an important role in providing initial assistance to victims of road crashes, either alone or in collaboration with others. READ MORE
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4. Protection against cold in prehospital trauma care
Abstract : Background: Protection against cold is vitally important in prehospital trauma care to reduce heat loss and prevent body core cooling. Objectives: Evaluate the effect on cold stress and thermoregulation in volunteer subjects byutilising additional insulation on a spineboard (I). READ MORE
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5. Cold exposure and thermal comfort among patients in prehospital emergency care : innovation research in nursing
Abstract : BackgroundPatients’ cold exposure is a neglected problem in prehospital emergency care. Cold stress increases pain and anxiety and contributes to fear and an overall sense of dissatisfaction. When left untreated, cold stress disturbs vital body functions until ultimately reaches hypothermia. READ MORE