A5110350117- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Global Health and Epidemiology
- Emergency Medicine Education and Research
- Hip disorders and treatments
- Disaster Response and Management
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Case Reports on Hematomas
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Engineering Applied Research
- Doping in Sports
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Social Media in Health Education
- Education, Leadership, and Health Research
Madras Medical College
2025
Siemens (United States)
2024
Stanford University
2005-2019
Community Medical Center
2019
Maria Parham Hospital
2019
Healing Fields Foundation
2019
Science Research Laboratory
2016
Stanford Medicine
2001-2016
Narayana Health
2012
Palo Alto University
2009
Objectives Characterise the demographics, management and outcomes of obstetric patients transported by emergency medical services (EMS). Design Prospective observational study. Setting Five Indian states using a centralised EMS agency that 3.1 million pregnant women in 2014. Participants This study enrolled convenience sample 1684 third trimester pregnancy calling with ‘pregnancy-related’ problem for free-of-charge ambulance transport. Calls were deemed ‘pregnancy related’ if categorised...
Paramedic trainees in developing countries face complex and chaotic clinical environments that demand effective leadership, communication, teamwork. Providers must rely on non-technical skills (NTS) to manage bystanders attendees, collaborate with other emergency professionals, safely appropriately treat patients. The authors designed a NTS curriculum for paramedic focused adaptive teamwork, communication critical the Indian prehospital environment. Forty first academic year of 2-year...
We have used a telemedicine facility to conduct academic teaching/training sessions. The objective of this study was examine the feasibility, advantages, and disadvantages method e-learning teaching/learning sessions were organized twice week between two teaching hospitals. success each session analyzed in terms satisfaction participating candidates, infrastructure difficulties (if any), overall outcome program. In total, 293 held from 2008 2010. Each session's presentation 45 min long made...
Objectives To describe the demographic characteristics and clinical outcomes of neonates born within 7 days public ambulance transport to hospitals across five states in India. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Five Indian using a centralised emergency medical services (EMS) agency that transported 3.1 million pregnant women 2014. Participants Over 6 weeks 2014, this study followed convenience sample 1431 public-private service for ‘pregnancy-related’ problem. Initial calls...
Objectives To validate and assess reliability of a novel triage system, one-two-triage (OTT), that can be applied by inexperienced providers in low-resource settings. Methods This study was two-phase prospective, comparative conducted at three hospitals. Phase I assessed criterion validity OTT on all patients arriving an American university hospital comparing agreement among methods triage: OTT, Emergency Severity Index (ESI) physician-defined acuity (the gold standard). Agreement reported...
Access to a trained, competent health care workforce remains challenge globally, particularly in rural settings. To bridge this gap, the World Health Organization calls for innovations electronic learning and task shifting. Yet, these approaches are underutilized due cost, challenges associated with implementing technology, lack of suitably educated trainees.We explored feasibility Acute Care Providers Project (ACPP) remotely train community members be providers 2 sites: Haiti India.The ACP...
Welcome to Annals of Global Health,Annals Health is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, online journal dedicated publishing high quality articles all aspects global health. The journal's mission advance health, promote research, and foster the prevention treatment disease worldwide. Its goals are improve health well-being people, equity, wise stewardship earth's environment. latest impact factor 3.64.Annals supported by Program for Public Common Good at Boston College. It was founded in 1934...
Background and aims: In Pakistan, no studies have examined neonatal deaths in emergency settings. Aims: We sought to assess characteristics associated with mortality Pakistan's largest pediatric department (ED). Methods: This prospective, observational study enrolled all neonates (<28 days old) admitted the ED during pre-determined 12-hour periods over 28 consecutive July 2013. Guardians gave oral consent for participation, per IRB protocol. Trained research assistants used a standardized...
Trauma patients must be evaluated for spinal injuries in an efficient manner. However, cervical spine (C-spine) imaging can time-consuming, costly, and painful, exposes the patient to radiation. This article reviewS current strategies optimize decision making when evaluating with possible C-spine injuries.
Background and aims: In Pakistan, no studies have identified factors associated with pediatric deaths in emergency settings. Aims: We sought to identify predictors of mortality a public department (ED) Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: This was prospective, observational study patients presenting the largest ED Pakistan during July 2013. All (>28 days) admitted pre-determined 12-hour periods over 28 consecutive days were enrolled. Guardians gave verbal consent for participation, as approved by...
Findings: Only 23% of subjects had used an ultrasound before.Primary care providers comprised the largest subgroup those with exposure.44% percent all believed that using POCUS in their clinic would change delivery patient 50% cases.100% study participants indicated interest receiving more training.Preliminary analysis did not show clinically significant differences between urban and rural subjects.Interpretation: The present demonstrates a lack training functional need for learning about...
Background Non-vehicular trauma (NVT) accounts for 8% of all calls to the GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI), which provides prehospital emergency care 85 million residents Andhra Pradesh, India. This study describes characteristics outcomes patients with NVT transported by EMRI. Methods All were prospectively enrolled over 28 12-hour periods (equally distributed each hour day week) during July/August 2010. Patients not found at scene, refusing service, or reporting...
Welcome to Annals of Global Health,Annals Health is a peer-reviewed, fully open access, online journal dedicated publishing high quality articles all aspects global health. The journal's mission advance health, promote research, and foster the prevention treatment disease worldwide. Its goals are improve health well-being people, equity, wise stewardship earth's environment. latest impact factor 3.64.Annals supported by Program for Public Common Good at Boston College. It was founded in 1934...