[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and preparedness of healthcare providers towards bioterrorism

A Nofal, I AlFayyad, N AlJerian, J Alowais… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Several emergent circumstances require healthcare providers to recognize the
unusual and dangerous and pathogenic agents. An in-depth literature review showed that …

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: the national health response

A Khan, Y Alsofayan, A Alahmari, J Alowais… - Eastern Mediterranean …, 2021 - apps.who.int
Background: With the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), most countries rushed
to take early measures to control this disease. Aims: This paper describes and evaluates …

Bed surge capacity in Saudi hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic

F Alqahtani, A Khan, J Alowais, T Alaama… - Disaster medicine and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objectives: To assess the hospital beds and intensive care unit (ICU) beds with a ventilator
surge capacity of the health system in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during the coronavirus …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of disaster preparedness at general hospitals in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah Province, Western region of Saudi Arabia: A study of pre intervention …

A Khan, J Alowais, A Nofal, T Alama - Saudi medical journal, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To evaluate the Ministry of Health (MoH) hospitals preparedness for potential
disasters and crisis events using the World Health Organization (WHO) hospital emergency …

[HTML][HTML] Do crashes happen more frequently at sunset in Ramadan than the rest of the year?

…, BA AlJardan, FS Alhajjaj, JM Alowais - Journal of Taibah …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives Because the epidemiology of road traffic injuries (RTIs) can differ in time due to
differences in traffic dynamics or behaviors, this paper aims to examine whether RTIs are …

Out of hospital cardiac arrest: Saudi red crescent experience throughout COVID-19 era

…, MI Altuwaijri, FS Alhajjaj, JM Alowais - Open Access …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The quality of resuscitation for out hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) during the COVID-19
era could be affected. We aim to describe prehospital healthcare providers’ resuscitative …

[PDF][PDF] The epidemiology of prehospital ambulance crashes: a national experience across Saudi Red Crescent Authority

YM Alsofayan, FS Alhajjaj, JM Alowais, FSM Alsuhaymi… - Cureus, 2023 - cureus.com
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) have a significant impact on the healthcare system as well as the
global economy. RTIs involving ambulance crashes not only cause delays in patient …

[HTML][HTML] The McGill Simulation Complexity Score (MSCS): a novel complexity scoring system for simulations in trauma

K Khwaja, M Deban, S Iqbal, J Alowais… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: In medical education, simulation can be defined as an activity in which an
individual demonstrates skills, procedures and critical thinking using interactive mannequins in a …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of traffic injuries before, during and 1 year after the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: national findings from the Saudi Red Crescent Authority

…, RM Hajjam, FS Alhajjaj, JM Alowais - Saudi journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Road traffic injuries are a leading cause of death in Saudi Arabia. Studies have
examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on traffic injuries treated in healthcare …

The prognosis of MERS cases with comorbidities in Saudi Arabia 2012-2019

HHA Dinar, J Alowais, B Alotaibi… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - sjemed.com
Background: Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a severe respiratory illness that
was first identified in 2012, following the outbreaks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The …