Introduction: One-handedness is a challenge in conventional endoscopic ear surgery (EES). We present results on the first-ever application of the passive endoscope holder 'Endofix exo' (Co. AKTORmed GmbH, Neutraubling, Germany) in EES, which enables two-handed surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Emergency medical teams are a crucial component of healthcare systems, routinely providing essential care to pregnant patients in various situations.
Objectives: To evaluate the rate and outcomes of out-of-hospital deliveries attended by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Poland and identify areas for improvement in the care provided by emergency medical teams.
Material And Methods: This retrospective study was based on 41,335 EMS emergency calls to women in advanced pregnancy, of which 879 births were delivered directly by medical teams between January 2018 and December 2022.
This study aimed to compare the intubation effectiveness of the bébé Vie Scope™ (VieScope) and direct laryngoscopy for emergency intubation in a pediatric manikin model performed by paramedics with and without personal protective equipment for aerosol generating procedures (PPE-AGP). Participants performed endotracheal intubation using VieScope and standard Macintosh laryngoscope (MAC) in two research scenarios: (1) without PPE-AGP, and (2) with PPE-AGP. Fifty-one paramedics without any previous experience with the VieScope participated in this study.
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