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Recent advances in acute stroke therapy have been shown to improve clinical outcome and therefore reduce long-term disability. Acute therapy procedures in stroke have a limited time frame after onset of symptoms; thus, rapid emergency management is critical. The Tyrolean Stroke Pathway was developed to optimize the entire treatment pathway from stroke onset to outpatient rehabilitation. ⋯ The project showed that a holistic standardized stroke pathway from acute management up to outpatient rehabilitation can be successfully implemented in clinical routine. The project improved the entire health care pathway of stroke patients. The Stroke Action Plan for Europe 2018-2030 recommends to have national plans for stroke that encompass the entire chain of care.
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Notfall Rettungsmed · Jan 2022
[Usability of an app to overcome language barriers in paramedic care].
Communication with foreign-speaking patients in emergency medical situations can be challenging. In contrast to the inpatient setting, adequate interpreters are often not readily available in emergency services. At the same time, however, emergency situations require rapid assessment as the basis for any treatment. ⋯ Given that the app studied is a complex work tool, its usability and attractiveness were rated as overall good, and paramedics who had already used the app rated it even more positively. This could indicate a hesitancy by some paramedics to use a complex digital tool in complex situations that are already characterized by language and cultural barriers.
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Notfall Rettungsmed · Jan 2022
[Use of emergency rooms by so-called multiple users: results of a prospective study with special consideration of the migration status].
Can we identify predictive factors for the group of so-called multiple users (MU; 4 and more uses of an emergency department [ED] in the past 12 months)? Are people with a migration background more likely to be classified in the MU group? ⋯ MU burden the already increasing patient volume of ED. However, they represent a heterogeneous group of patients, among whom people with a migration background are not common. Further research is warranted to better understand the factors that lead to frequent use and to develop effective strategies to address the complex health needs of MUs.
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Notfall Rettungsmed · Jan 2022
Differences in training among prehospital emergency physicians in Germany.
Germany has an interdisciplinary physician-based emergency medical service. Differences in training likely lead to different levels of expertise. ⋯ The number of performed procedures markedly differed for some skills between different primary specialties. Recommendations regarding a procedural volume were not always met, suggesting missing expertise for some skills. A defined number of procedures should therefore be a formal requirement to be eligible for board certification in prehospital emergency medicine.