Sökning: "Lifesaving"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Lifesaving.
1. Lifesaving after cardiac arrest due to drowning. Characteristics and outcome
Sammanfattning : Aims The aim of this thesis was to describe out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to drowning from the following angles. In Paper I: To describe the characteristics of OHCA due to drowning and evaluate factors of importance for survival. In Paper II: To describe lifesaving skills and CPR competence among surf lifeguards. LÄS MER
2. Users' agencies : juxtaposing public portrayals and users' accounts of app-mediated cardiac arrest volunteer work in Sweden
Sammanfattning : This thesis embraces a social science research perspective to examine uses of the app SMSlivräddare (eng. SMSlifesaving), now Heartrunner, dedicated to alert volunteers nearby to assist people suspected to suffer from a cardiac arrest outside hospital. LÄS MER
3. Breathing Life into a Standard : The configuration of resuscitation in practices of informing
Sammanfattning : The study inquires into how a specific piece of standardised information, namely the standard for bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), is configured in the practices of lifesaving and bystander CPR-training. Standardisation is commonly thought of as leading to uniformity and order, while practices are dynamic. LÄS MER
4. Intestinal transplantation: Outcome, complications and diagnostic approach
Sammanfattning : Background: Intestinal transplantation is a potentially lifesaving procedure conducted in candidates with e.g. intestinal failure. However, a limiting factor has been the complications, which are inherent to the procedure, along with the inadequacies of current modalities to establish a prompt diagnosis of acute cellular rejection. LÄS MER
5. Medikaliserat och resultatstyrt vårdarbete på akutmottagning : en studie med utgångspunkt i medarbetares och chefers perspektiv
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to obtain an understanding of Emergency Healthcare Work (EHW) at the Emergency Department (ED), including the competencies required by EHW, and based on practitioners' and managers' perspectives. Methods: In study I, a quantitative method was employed. LÄS MER