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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
doaj   +6 more sources

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
doaj   +2 more sources

Preventable deaths following emergency medical dispatch--an audit study. [PDF]

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med, 2014
Call taker triage of calls to the 112 emergency number, can be error prone because rapid decisions must be made based on limited information. Here we investigated the preventability and common characteristics of same-day deaths among patients who called 112 and were not assigned an ambulance with lights and sirens by the Emergency Medical Communication
Andersen MS, Johnsen SP, Hansen AE, Skjaerseth E, Hansen CM, Sørensen JN, Jepsen SB, Hansen JB, Christensen EF.   +8 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Introducing an on-site Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) physician in a Norwegian Emergency Medical Communication Centre: a focus group study on the experiences of operators and physicians [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of emergency medical communication centre (EMCC) operators and helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) physicians following the introduction of an on-site HEMS physician in a Norwegian ...
Ole Erik Ulvin, Kari Sand, Line Melby
doaj   +2 more sources

Differences between the dispatch priority assessments of emergency medical dispatchers and emergency medical services: a prospective register-based study in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Responsive and efficient emergency medical services (EMS) require accurate telephone triage. In Finland, such services are provided by Emergency Response Centre Agency (ERC Agency).
Tomi Salminen, Kaius Kaartinen, Mervi Roos, Verna Vaajanen, Ari Ekstrand, Piritta Setälä, Sanna Hoppu   +6 more
doaj   +5 more sources

The competency requirements for emergency medical services call takers and dispatchers - a scoping review [PDF]

African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Introduction: : An effective Emergency Medical Service (EMS) depends on a well-functioning Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD), which influences response times, resource allocation, and patient outcomes.
Wynand Van Der Net, Andrew Makkink, Peter Hodkinson, Willem Stassen   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Proposing A Key Performance Indicator For Security Response Time Within A Healthcare Facility

The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health, 2023
INTRODUCTION The safety of patients and property in healthcare settings is directly influenced by security response time, yet this critical aspect is often overlooked.
Ghaida Almahawes, Anas AlToijry, Rawan Alboqami , Saud Alnahdi , Bandr Mzahim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduction of MERS-CoV Transmission among Healthcare Workers and Patients in Saudi Arabian Healthcare Settings: A Scoping Review

The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health, 2023
Background No review consolidating available evidence of the various interventions for preventing MERS-CoV transmission in healthcare settings has been published to inform practice.
Salem Al Ammi, Bandr Mzahim, Hisham Alomari, Bandar Almutairi, Abdulrahman Alzahrani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The organization of ambulance decontamination during the COVID-19 pandemic: a process analysis based on the Lean Thinking philosophy

Emergency Care Journal, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic led to massively increased emergency medical services (EMS) activity. The need to decontaminate emergency vehicles after conveying a suspected or confirmed patient to the hospital represented a critical step, slowing the activities ...
Guglielmo Imbriaco, Alfonso Flauto
doaj   +1 more source