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Transport and Retrieval on ECMO: Setup and Activities of an Immersive Transport and Retrieval on ECMO Workshop
(2020-12-03)
Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) are widely used for acute severe refractory cardiac and/or respiratory failure. An increasing number of patients are treated with ECMO ...
Prehospital conversion of Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia using Modified Valsalva Manoeuvre: A Case Report
(2020-11-27)
The modified valsalva manoeuvre (MVM) has never before been performed in the prehospital setting by the Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service (HMCAS) in the State of Qatar. Currently, their clinical practice guidelines ...
Simulation in the time of COVID 19
(2020-11-10)
The Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), FFP3 (filtering face piece-3), COVID, shielding, powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR), donning, doffing... are aA plethora of words and acronyms little known to the simulation ...
Impact of teamwork and communication training interventions on safety culture and patient safety in emergency departments: a systematic review
(2020-09-07)
Objectives: To narratively summaries literature reporting on the effect of teamwork and communication training interventions on culture and patient safety in emergency department (ED) settings. Methods: We searched PubMed, ...
Position Paper on Global ECMO Education and Educational Agenda for the Future: A Statement from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization ECMOed Taskforce
(2020-03-01)
Objective The purpose of this position paper is two-fold: first, to describe the state of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) education worldwide, noting current limitations and challenges; and second, to put forth ...
Preliminary Implementation of the Next Generation Cannulation Simulator
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2019-11-14)
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a highly complex/critical lifesaving procedure known to support patients with cardiac and respiratory issues. Patients on ECMO are monitored 24/7 by a team of highly trained ...
Critical Care Network in the State of Qatar
(2019-11-05)
A Skills Acquisition Study on ECMOjo: A Screen-Based Simulator for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
(2019-07-13)
Background: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) relies heavily on didactic teaching, emphasizing on essential cognitive skills, but overlooking core behavioral skills such as leadership and communication. Therefore, ...
A Call to Unify Definitions of Virtual Reality
(2019-06-01)
Virtual reality (VR) will be widely adopted by nursing within the next five years as a simulation method. The confusion generated by the various emerging definitions of VR led to the authors to review various definitions ...