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Can video communication in the emergency medical communication centre improve dispatch precision? A before–after study in Norwegian helicopter emergency medical services [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Dispatching helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) to the patients with the greatest medical or logistical benefit remains challenging.
Andreas J Krüger, Helge Haugland, Trond Nordseth, Ole Erik Ulvin, Eivinn Årdal Skjærseth, Kjetil Thorsen   +5 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Emergency physician’s dispatch by a paramedic-staffed emergency medical communication centre: sensitivity, specificity and search for a reference standard [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Some emergency medical systems (EMS) use a dispatch centre where nurses or paramedics assess emergency calls and dispatch ambulances. Paramedics may also provide the first tier of care “in the field”, with the second tier being an Emergency ...
Victor Nathan Chappuis, Hélène Deham, Philippe Cottet, Birgit Andrea Gartner, François Pierre Sarasin, Marc Niquille, Laurent Suppan, Robert Larribau   +7 more
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Variation in accessibility of the population to an Emergency Medical Communication Centre: a multicentre observational study [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Access to an Emergency Medical Communication Centre is essential for the population in emergency situations. Handling inbound calls without delay requires managing activity, process and outcome measures of the Emergency Medical Communication ...
Yann Penverne, Brice Leclere, Eric Lecarpentier, Jean-Sébastien Marx, Benjamin Gicquel, Laurent Goix, Paul-Georges Reuter   +6 more
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Impact of two-level filtering organization on population’s accessibility to an emergency medical communication centre [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Emergency Medical Communication Centres (EMCCs) play a critical role in the timely coordination of out-of-hospital emergency responses.
Lydie Uro, Yann Penverne, Henri Delelis-Fanien, Louis Soulat, Joel Jenvrin, Paul-Georges Reuter   +5 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Introducing an on-site Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) physician at the Emergency Medical Communication Centre - implications for dispatch precision at a Norwegian HEMS base [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Dispatch precision of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) is a key topic in prehospital research. In Norway, the combined role of the HEMS physician on-call and the Emergency Medical Communication Centre (EMCC) physician has been ...
Ole Erik Ulvin, Oddvar Uleberg, Andreas Asheim, Helge Haugland   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Implementation of a new emergency medical communication centre organization in Finland - an evaluation, with performance indicators [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2011
Background There is a great variety in how emergency medical communication centers (EMCC) are organized in different countries and sometimes, even within countries.
Castrén Maaret, Falk Ann-Charlotte, Pappinen Jukka, Lindström Veronica   +3 more
doaj   +7 more sources

How often do nurses suspect violence and domestic violence in local emergency medical communication centre? A cross-sectional study [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2022
Objective To assess the extent of violence that is revealed by screening at first contact with a local out-of-hours emergency medical communication centre (LEMC; Norwegian ‘Legevaktsentral’).Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Arendal LEMC, covering 10 ...
K. Steen, K. Alsaker, G. Raknes
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Disparities between two possible thresholds for frequent contacts to a Norwegian emergency medical communication centre: ≥5 contacts in one month vs. ≥12 contacts in three months [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Frequent callers are described as a challenge for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) across international contexts, but the terminology, definitions, and frequency vary.
Astrid K. V. Harring, Magnus Hjortdahl, Kristin Häikiö, Trine M. Jørgensen   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Symptom-Based Dispatching in an Emergency Medical Communication Centre: Sensitivity, Specificity, and the Area under the ROC Curve. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2020
Background: Measuring the performance of emergency medical dispatch tools used in paramedic-staffed emergency medical communication centres (EMCCs) is rarely performed. The objectives of our study were, therefore, to measure the performance and accuracy of Geneva’s dispatch system based on symptom assessment, in particular, the performance of ambulance
Larribau R, Chappuis VN, Cottet P, Regard S, Deham H, Guiche F, Sarasin FP, Niquille M.   +7 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Barriers and opportunities in assessing calls to emergency medical communication centre--a qualitative study. [PDF]

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 2014
Previous studies have described the difficulties and the complexity of assessing an emergency call, and assessment protocols intended to support the emergency medical dispatcher's (EMD) assessment have been developed and evaluated in recent years. At present, the EMD identifies about 50-70 % of patients suffering from cardiac arrest, acute myocardial ...
Lindström V, Heikkilä K, Bohm K, Castrèn M, Falk AC.   +4 more
europepmc   +5 more sources