Emergency medical services (EMS) calls during COVID-19: early lessons learned for systems planning (a narrative review)

A Al Amiry, BJ Maguire - Open Access Emergency Medicine, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Over the course of the COVID-19 progress, reports from many locations around
the world indicated major increases in EMS call volume, which imposed great pressure on …

Multidisciplinary safety recommendations after tracheostomy during COVID-19 pandemic: state of the art review

KD Meister, V Pandian, AT Hillel… - … –Head and Neck …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective In the chronic phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have arisen regarding
the care of patients with a tracheostomy and downstream management. This review …

Dealing with impact of COVID-19 on transportation in a developing country: Insights and policy recommendations

E Mogaji, I Adekunle, S Aririguzoh, A Oginni - Transport Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
While developed nations have established policy frameworks for dealing with various
macroeconomic shocks, developing countries respond to the influx of COVID-19 on …

The role of healthcare supply chain management in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic: hot off the press

S Sriyanto, MS Lodhi, H Salamun, S Sardin, CF Pasani… - foresight, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The study aims to examine the role of health-care supply chain management
during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-section of 42 selected sub-Saharan African (SSA) …

[HTML][HTML] Time indices of pre-hospital EMS missions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Iran

M Sabbaghi, M Namazinia, K Miri - BMC Emergency Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many changes in pre-hospital emergency
medical services (EMS), including wearing full-body protective suits and well-fitted face …

Critical care guidance for tracheostomy care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a global, multidisciplinary approach

V Pandian, LL Morris, MB Brodsky, J Lynch… - American Journal of …, 2020 - AACN
Purpose Critical care nurses caring for patients with a tracheostomy are at high risk because
of the predilection of SARS-CoV-2 for respiratory and mucosal surfaces. This review …

[HTML][HTML] Examining emergency medical services' prehospital transport times for trauma patients during COVID-19

S Jarvis, K Salottolo, GM Berg, M Carrick… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Longer prehospital times were associated with increased odds for survival in
trauma patients. The purpose of this study was to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Early warning scores in patients with suspected COVID-19 infection in emergency departments

F Martin-Rodriguez, JL Martin-Conty… - Journal of Personalized …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Early warning scores (EWSs) help prevent and recognize and thereby act as the first signs of
clinical and physiological deterioration. The objective of this study is to evaluate different …

Emergency medical services prehospital response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the US: a brief literature review

CAI Ventura, EE Denton, JA David… - Open Access …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to analyze prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the US through a brief systematic review of available literature in …

Decision making and interventions during interfacility transport of high-acuity patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

RD Troncoso Jr, EM Garfinkel, D Leon, SM Lopez… - Air medical journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective There are limited data regarding the typical characteristics of coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) patients requiring interfacility transport or the clinical capabilities of the out …