Emergency care sick palliative and problems oncology in emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

Emergency medical care in palliative patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to provide a consistent treatment for stable patients that should be consistent with the goals and benefits, the perspective of these patients, but avoiding palliative patients with a poor prognosis that is unlikely to survive. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world around 8.8 million deaths a year. Worldwide, about 7-10 million patients are diagnosed with cancer each year, recently there has been a significant increase in the number of cases diagnosed with cancer. About 70% of cancer deaths are in low- and middle-income countries. The goals of emergency medical care based on the criteria of BLS and ACLS, that is should be done “Do not do resuscitation, do not intubate but continue medical treatment excluding endotracheal intubation without prospects for the patient, but offering BLS only treatment concentrated symptomatic. ED is often the only place that can provide the necessary medical interventions (e.g., intravenous fluids or pain management medications. Medications as well as immediate access to advanced diagnostic tests when needed such as CT, RM and other diagnostic and treatment procedures.

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Prehospital System Development in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x13008625 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 509-516 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

John R. Zimmerman ◽

Kecia M. Bertermann ◽

Paul J. Bollinger ◽

Donnie R. Woodyard

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Medical Care ◽

System Development ◽

Prehospital Emergency Care ◽

First Year ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Middle Income ◽

Emergency Medical ◽

Prehospital Emergency ◽

Care System

AbstractIntroductionThe building of prehospital emergency medical care systems in developing and lower middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank) is a critical step in those countries’ efforts to reduce unnecessary morbidity and mortality. This case report presents the development of a prehospital care system in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka and provides the results of the system's first year of operations, the likely reasons for the results, and the prospects for sustained operations of the system. The goal of this report is to add to the literature surrounding Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in developing countries by providing insight into the implementation of a prehospital emergency care system in developing and lower middle-income settings.MethodsThe level of utilization and the financial performance of the system during its first year of operation were analyzed using data from the Jaffna Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) Call Center database and information from the implementing organization, Medical Teams International.ResultsThe system responded to >2000 emergency calls in its first 11 months of operation. The most utilized ambulance of the system experienced only a US $13.50 loss during the first 12 months of operation. Factors such as up-front support, a systematic approach, and appropriateness contributed to the successful implementation of the Jaffna prehospital EMS system.ConclusionThe implementation of a prehospital EMS system and its functioning were successful in terms of utility and, in many regards, financial stability. The system's success in development may serve as a potential model for implementing prehospital emergency medical care in other developing and lower middle-income country settings, keeping in mind factors outside of the system that were integral to its developmental success.ZimmermanJR, BertermannKM, BollingerPJ, WoodyardDR. Prehospital system development in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2013;28(5):1-8.

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Actual problems of emergency medical care

Problems of Uninterrupted Medical Training and Science ◽

10.31071/promedosvity2018.02.005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 (2) ◽

pp. 5-11

Author(s):

I.Z. Yakovtsov ◽

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Emergency Medical

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Infectious safety of patients in the provision of prehospital care for burns

Medsestra (Nurse) ◽

10.33920/med-05-2004-13 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 71-75

Author(s):

Marina Dmitryeva

Keyword(s):

Medical Care ◽

Prehospital Care ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Emergency Medical Care ◽

Emergency Medical

The article describes the measures taken by medical professionals of emergency medical care to observe infectious safety of patients in the provision of pre-medical care in case of burns.

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