A5038054240- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
- CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Historical Influence and Diplomacy
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
- Arts, Culture, and Music Studies
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Doping in Sports
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Healthcare Systems and Challenges
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Sports, Gender, and Society
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Diverse Musicological Studies
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
2024
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust
2024
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono
2024
Lehigh Valley Health Network
2024
Abstract Objective: To describe the genomic analysis and epidemiologic response related to a slow prolonged methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: We conducted an investigation of NICU MRSA outbreak involving serial baby staff screening identify opportunities for decolonization. Whole-genome sequencing was performed on isolates. Results: A with excellent hand hygiene...
Introduction: Paramedic clinical practice has seen significant evolution from the traditional role of transporting patients to an emergency department (ED). An evolving and flexible scope practice, modernisation healthcare reform necessitated development a range referral pathways for paramedics, with aim ensuring that service users receive most appropriate care at point contact. Ambulance conveyance rates EDs in Northern Ireland (NI) have only occasionally fallen below 75%. A study examining...
<h3>Background</h3> The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) receives over 20,000 emergency calls per year from a cohort of service users who seek assistance on frequent basis. NIAS Complex Case Team (CCT) seeks to address the needs these Frequent Callers (FC) and subsequent impact provision. A FC is someone five times in one month, or 12 three months. Since 2017, 1800 people across (NI) have met criteria. In 2022, funding was secured NHS Charities for 15-month project conducted...
<h3>Background</h3> In the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS), paramedics were first embedded within Emergency Control (EAC) in 2017 when Clinical Support Desk (CSD) was implemented. CSD contacted patients who had phoned 999 and who, based on their reported clinical condition, been categorised by Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) as Category 5. The workload of therefore guided this computerised system with limited freedom to assess calls outside Cat 5 due staffing model built...
Background: Intensive engagement with frequent callers (FCs) has been shown to be effective at reducing call volumes and producing positive outcomes for service users. Aims: This study aimed examine the impact of sending a mass distribution letter potential (PFCs) on emergency volumes. Methods: A standardised containing advice information newly identified PFCs was introduced in an attempt signpost users more appropriate care providers before they met FC criteria. In total, 96 letters were...