OBJECTIVE Emergency medical dispatch (EMD) protocols should match response resources with patient needs. We tested a protocol sending only a commercial ambulance, without fire department first responders (FR), to all non-cardiac-arrest EMS calls at a physician-staffed HMO facility. Study objectives were to determine how often FR provided patient care at such facilities and whether EMD implement...

As one of the fastest-growing new energy sources, wind power technology has attracted widespread attention from all over world. In order to improve quality generation, speed prediction is an indispensable task. this paper, error correction-based Variational Mode Decomposition and Broad Learning System (VMD-BLS) hybrid model proposed for prediction. First, decomposed into multiple components by ...

Hyperspectral image (HSI) classification has attracted much attention in the field of remote sensing. However, lack sufficient labeled training samples is a huge challenge for HSI classification. To face this challenge, we propose semisupervised method based on graph convolutional broad network (GCBN). First, to avoid underfitting problem caused by insufficient linear sparse feature representat...

Background: An adequate knowledge and practice of providing Basic Life Support (BLS) a positive attitudetowards initiating the procedure is very necessary among postgraduate medical students. The objective thisstudy was to assess knowledge, attitude regarding BLS studentsin tertiary care institute.Methods: In present cross-sectional study, 160 students were assessed using predefinedquestionnair...

BACKGROUND The effect of peer-led training in basic life support (BLS) in the education of medical students has not been assessed. SUBJECTS AND METHODS This study was a randomized controlled trial with a blinded outcome assessor. A total of 74 fourth-year medical students at Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan were randomly assigned to BLS training conducted by either a senior medical ...

OBJECTIVE The study objective was to implement two strategies (short emotional stimulus vs announced practical assessment) in the teaching of resuscitation skills in order to evaluate whether one led to superior outcomes. SETTING This study is an educational intervention provided in one German academic university hospital. PARTICIPANTS First-yearmedical students (n=271) during the first3 we...

This study aimed at evaluating how well dentists understand medical emergency/urgency procedures and issues during dental treatment at a hospital specialized in cleft lip and palate. It comprised a hundred dentists from the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo (HRAC/USP), Brazil, from different dental specialties. A questionnaire was applied to evaluate...

In a recent issue of Injury, Galluccio et al. presented a stimulating case 8 which should provoke us to reconsider the boundaries of what is possible after cardiac arrest secondary to apparent blunt trauma. This report follows a previous study in Injury reporting survival after cardiac arrest after trauma. 24 Their patient, a 42-year-old male driver, crashed his vehicle at 60 km/h and was found...

BACKGROUND Theoretical knowledge and skill to perform good quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are essential for the survival of patients with sudden death. OBJECTIVE To determine whether a theoretical course alone is sufficient to promote good quality CPR training and knowledge for health professionals in comparison to a theoretical-practical basic life support training. METHODS Tw...