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Description of call handling in emergency medical dispatch centres in Scandinavia: recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and dispatcher-assisted CPR [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The European resuscitation council have highlighted emergency medical dispatch centres as an important key player for early recognition of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) and in providing dispatcher assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Camilla Hardeland, Andreas Claesson, Marieke T. Blom, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Fredrik Folke, Jacob Hollenberg, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Freddy Lippert, Anette Nord, Anne Mette Nygaard, Theresa Mariero Olasveengen, Mattias Ringh, Leif Svensson, Thea Palsgaard Møller   +13 more
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A comparison of two emergency medical dispatch protocols with respect to accuracy [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017
Background Emergency medical dispatching should be as accurate as possible in order to ensure patient safety and optimize the use of ambulance resources.
Klara Torlén, Lisa Kurland, Maaret Castrén, Knut Olanders, Katarina Bohm   +4 more
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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
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The triage performance of emergency medical dispatch prioritisation compared to prehospital on-scene triage in the Western Cape Province of South Africa [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine
Introduction The emergency medical service (EMS) response is dependent on the emergency medical dispatch (EMD) and the operations response team to ensure that the patient receives the required EMS resources and treatment in the appropriate time.
Faisal Binks, Lee A. Wallis, Willem Stassen   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Implementation of autonomous decision protocols for emergency medical dispatchers: caller satisfaction survey and evolution of practices [PDF]

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Access to emergency care is becoming increasingly challenging due to rising demand and limited resources, such as shortage of general practitioners (GP).
Clarence Fischer, Gaëlle le Bail, Anna Ozguler, Jérémie Boutet, Charles Groizard, Michel Baer, Thomas Loeb   +6 more
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Paediatric medical emergency calls to a Danish Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre: a retrospective, observational study [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Little is known regarding paediatric medical emergency calls to Danish Emergency Medical Dispatch Centres (EMDC). This study aimed to investigate these calls, specifically the medical issues leading to them and the pre-hospital units ...
Kasper Andersen, Søren Mikkelsen, Gitte Jørgensen, Stine Thorhauge Zwisler   +3 more
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Medical dispatchers’ perception of the interaction with the caller during emergency calls - a qualitative study [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Medical dispatching is a highly complex procedure and has an impact upon patient outcome. It includes call-taking and triage, prioritization of resources and the provision of guidance and instructions to callers.
Thea Palsgaard Møller, Hejdi Gamst Jensen, Søren Viereck, Freddy Lippert, Doris Østergaaard   +4 more
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The potential of new prediction models for emergency medical dispatch prioritisation of patients with chest pain: a cohort study. [PDF]

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 2022
Wibring K, Lingman M, Herlitz J, Bång A.   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Outpatient care in acute and prehospital emergency medicine by emergency medical and patient transport service over a 10-year period: a retrospective study based on dispatch data from a German emergency medical dispatch centre (OFF-RESCUE). [PDF]

BMC Emerg Med, 2021
Schehadat MS, Scherer G, Groneberg DA, Kaps M, Bendels MHK.   +4 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

EMCC dispatch priority for trauma patients in Norway: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Dispatch priority assessments in emergency medical communication centres (EMCC) play a crucial role in determining how quickly emergency medical services reach the scene after an injury.
Inger Marie Waal Nilsbakken, Torben Wisborg, Stephen Sollid, Elisabeth Jeppesen   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources