Gary Smart's Outputs (11)

Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study (2024)
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Background
Road traffic injuries are a major global public health problem despite being avoidable and preventable. In many low- and middle-income countries, the victims of road traffic crashes do not receive care at the scene and may die before reac... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to learning and using first aid skills for road traffic crash victims in Nepal: A qualitative study.

Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study (2024)
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Background
The prehospital care system in Nepal is poorly developed, with multiple providers, limited coordination of services and no national coverage. There is little published evidence reporting the prehospital care of patients with trauma, data... Read More about Prehospital emergency care for trauma victims in Nepal: a mixed-methods study.

The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group (2024)
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Background: Injuries cause significant harm and may lead to disability yet are largely preventable. Understanding the epidemiology and determinants of injury in any given context is an essential step towards effective prevention. In Nepal, surveys su... Read More about The burden of injuries in Nepal: Findings from the NIHR Global Health Research Group.

Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study (2022)
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Background: Road traffic injuries are a significant and increasing public health burden in Nepal, but there is no national coverage of regulated and standardized emergency medical service systems. Therefore, this study was designed to develop a first... Read More about Post-crash first response by traffic police in Nepal: A feasibility study.

State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey (2021)
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Injuries account for 9.2% of all deaths and 9.9% of the total disability-adjusted life years in Nepal. To date, there has not been a systematic assessment of the status of first response systems in Nepal. An online survey was cascaded through governm... Read More about State of post-injury first response systems in Nepal—A nationwide survey.

Book Review: Emergency Care: A textbook for paramedics (2006)
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Violence towards PTS ambulance staff (2001)
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Violence towards emergency ambulance staff (2000)
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Cardiac arrest (1991)
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Medic 1: Pre-hospital emergency care in Seattle USA (1991)
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Pre-hospital Emergency Care and Medevac in Maryland USA
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