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 +4 more
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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 +13 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 +3 more
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The inaugural European emergency medical dispatch conference--a synopsis of proceedings. [PDF]
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 2013 The inaugural European Emergency Medical Dispatch conference was held in Stockholm, Sweden, in May 2013. We provide a synopsis of the conference proceedings, highlight key topic areas of emergency medical dispatch and suggest future research ...
Lyon RM +4 more
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Accuracy of a Priority Medical Dispatch System in Dispatching Cardiac Emergencies in a Suburban Community [PDF]
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 2006 Introduction: Over-triage of patients by emergency medical services (EMS) dispatch is thought to be an acceptable alternative to under-triage, which may delay how quickly life-saving care reaches a patient.
Reilly, Michael J.
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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 MedicineIntroduction 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 +2 more
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Dispatch accuracy of physician-staffed emergency medical services in trauma care in south-east Norway: a retrospective observational study [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background Selection of incidents and accurate identification of patients that require assistance from physician-staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS) remain essential.
Martin Samdal +4 more
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Situation awareness in emergency medical dispatch [PDF]
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2004 Situation awareness, and how systems can be designed to support it appropriately, have been a focus of study in dynamic, safety critical contexts such as aviation. The work reported here extends the study of situation awareness into the domain of emergency medical dispatch (EMD).
Ann Blandford, B. L. William Wong
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Science of Emergency Medical Dispatch [PDF]
Circulation, 2009 Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOH-CA) claims the lives of almost 300 000 Americans each year,1 a loss of life equivalent to that caused by a September 11 World Trade Center attack on the United States every 3 days! Despite advances in public education on recognition of cardiac arrest, early notification of emergency medical services (EMS) 9-1-1 ...
Joseph P. Ornato
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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 +4 more
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