Essays about: "Emergency Medical Service"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 essays containing the words Emergency Medical Service.

1. 6. Classifying Urgency : A Study in Machine Learning for Classifying the Level of Medical Emergency of an Animal’s Situation

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Daniel Strallhofer; Jonatan Ahlqvist; [2018]
   Keywords : Medical Urgency; Veterinarian; Text Classification; Machine Learning; Multinomial Naive Bayes; Linear Support Vector Classification; Edge cases; Data gathering process;

   Abstract : This paper explores the use of Naive Bayes as well a Linear Support Vector Machines in order to classify a text based on the level of medical emergency. The primary source of testing will be an online veterinarian service’s customer data. READ MORE

3. 7. Designing for Prehospital Care Training : Aiding the development of mental models within procedural memory, through a training toolkit that improves proficiency in prehospital care procedures such as REBOA.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Christoph Zobl; [2017]
   Keywords : Interaction Design; Instructional Design; Mental Models; REBOA; Prehospital Care; Training; London Air Ambulance;

   Abstract : This is an educational design project exploring how prehospital care training can be altered to improve mental proficiency for emergency medical professionals.  The London Air Ambulance performs a complex life-saving procedure known as REBOA (Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta) on the roadside; the only emergency medical service to do so worldwide. READ MORE

4. 8. An evaluation of nurse triage at the Emergency Medical Dispatch centers in two Swedish counties

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

   Author : Douglas Spangler; [2017]
   Keywords : Ambulance; Triage; Emergency Medical Dispatch; Emergency Medical Service; Low Acuity; Ambulans; Triage; Sjukvårdens Larmcentral; Akutsjukvård; Hänvisning;

   Abstract : Sjuksköterskor vid Sjukvårdens Larmcentral (SvLC) i Uppsala och Västmanlands län hänvisar regelbundet lågakuta patienter som bedöms inte vara i behov av ambulanssjukvård till alternativa vårdformer. I denna studie kopplades patientdata från SvLC till sjukhusregister för att identifiera patienter som besökte en akutmottagning inom 72 timmar efter en hänvisning vid SvLC. READ MORE

5. 9. Evaluation of inter-facility medical transport journey times in Southeastern British Columbia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Holly Buhler; [2016]
   Keywords : high acuity; medical transport; patient transport; inter-facility transport; network analysis; geography; GIS; road network; rural health; emergency medical services; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Very sick patients who need specialized health services often require transport from their community to a regional facility that is appropriately resourced to provide definitive care for their condition. This is particularly important for people living in rural and remote areas but can be challenging due to long distances, mountainous terrain and inclement weather. READ MORE

6. 10. Modeling ambulance dispatching rules for EMS-systems

   University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteori

   Author : Lorinde Knoops; Tilda Lundgren; [2016]
   Keywords : Ambulance dispatching; Ambulance logistics; Emergency medical services; Priority-based dispatching rules; Markov process; Professional competencies; Ambulansdirigering; Ambulanslogistik; Prehospital sjukvård; Prioritets-baserade dirigeringsstrategier; Markovprocess; Yrkeskunnande;

   Abstract : This thesis presents a study on efficient dispatching rules in ambulance dispatching. By efficient dispatching rules, we mean such dispatching rules that lower response times for priority 1 calls while keeping response times for priority 2 calls at an adequate level. READ MORE