Sökning: "pre-hospital care"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 33 avhandlingar innehållade orden pre-hospital care.

  1. 1. Pre-hospital Barriers to Emergency Obstetric Care : Studies of Maternal Mortality and Near-miss in Bolivia and Guatemala

    Författare :Mattias Rööst; Birgitta Essén; Jerker Liljestrand; Veronique Filippi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :pre-hospital barriers; maternal mortality; near-miss; traditional birth attendants; social marginalization; Bolivia; Guatemala; barreras pre-hospitalarias; mortalidad materna; morbilidad obstétrica severa; parteras tradicionales; marginalización social; Bolivia; Guatemala; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Sammanfattning : Maternal mortality is a global health concern but inequalities in utilization of maternal health care are not clearly understood. Severe morbidity (near-miss) is receiving increased attention due to methodological difficulties in maternal mortality studies. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Coronary Heart Disease and Early Decision Making, from Symptoms to Seeking Care : Studies with Focus on Pre-hospital Delay in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients

    Författare :Catrin Henriksson; Bertil Lindahl; Margareta Larsson; Anna Strömberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Acute Myocardial Infarction; Pre-Hospital Delay; Knowledge; Attitudes; Decision Making; Quality of Life; Re-admission; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Despite several investigations and interventions aimed at decreasing the time from symptom onset to medical care seeking in acute myocardial infarction patients, the delay time is still too long for best treatment outcomes. In this thesis, investigations aimed at improving our understanding of the factors influencing delay time are evaluated, as well as attitudes to medical care seeking in patients, relatives and the general public. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Classification, care-seeking behaviour and pre-hospital triage of patients exposed to whiplash trauma

    Författare :Artur Tenenbaum; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Whiplash; WAD; Pre-hospital triage; Medical decision-making; Clinical decisions;

    Sammanfattning : Classification, care-seeking behaviour and pre-hospital triage of patients exposed to a whiplash trauma Artur Tenenbaum Avdelning för samhällsmedicin och folkhälsa, Institutionen för medicin, Sahlgrenska akademin, Göteborgs universitet, Sverige. Abstract Knowledge about the optimal first acute care level and classification after exposure to a whiplash trauma is important for the injured individual and for the healthcare system. LÄS MER

  4. 4. When time matters : Patients’ and spouses’ experiences of suspected acute myocardial infarction in the pre-hospital phase

    Författare :Ingela Johansson; Eva Swahn; Johan Herlitz; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; acute coronary syndrome; acute myocardial infarction; pre-hospital phase; symptom interpretation; decision-making; spouses; patient delay; ambulance utalisation; Cardiology; Kardiologi;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe patients’ and spouses’ experiences of suspected acute myocardial infarction in the pre-hospital phase. A descriptive survey study was conducted to identify various factors influencing patient delay in 381 patients with suspected myocardial infarction hospitalised at a Coronary Care Unit (I) and ambulance utilisation among 110 myocardial infarction patients (II). LÄS MER

  5. 5. Emergency visualized : exploring visual technology for paramedic-physician collaboration in emergency care

    Författare :Hanna Maurin Söderholm; Högskolan i Borås; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; 3D video; emergency care; e-health; paramedic; collaboration; collaborative work; computer supported cooperative work; CSCW; information ecology; information practice; pre-hospital care; sociotechnical; telemedicine; telepresence; video communication; visual technology; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the potential of visual information and communication technologies (ICTs) for collaboration in emergency care. The thesis consists of four studies exploring future technology, 3D telepresence technology for medical consultation (3DMC), from several different methodological and analytical perspectives. LÄS MER