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Dispatch Decisions and Emergency Medical Services Response in the Prehospital Care of Status Epilepticus [PDF]

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Objective: Emergency medical dispatch is intended to ensure that emergency medical services (EMS) allocate appropriate resources for the treatment of patients with status epilepticus (SE).
Robert P. McInnis, Andrew J. Wood, Courtney L. Shay, Anna A. Haggart, Remle P. Crowe, Elan L. Guterman   +5 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Nine golden codes: improving the accuracy of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch—a retrospective, multi-organisational study in the East of England [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) are a limited and expensive resource, and should be intelligently tasked. HEMS dispatch was identified as a key research priority in 2011, with a call to identify a ‘general set of criteria with the
Christopher T. Edmunds, Kate Lachowycz, Sarah McLachlan, Andrew Downes, Andrew Smith, Rob Major, Edward B. G. Barnard   +6 more
doaj   +4 more sources

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   +2 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
doaj   +2 more sources

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

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

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   +2 more sources

Video livestreaming from medical emergency callers’ smartphones to emergency medical dispatch centres: a scoping review of current uses, opportunities, and challenges [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Timely dispatch of appropriate emergency medical services (EMS) resources to the scene of medical incidents, and/or provision of treatment at the scene by bystanders and medical emergency lay callers (referred to as ‘callers’ in this review ...
Carin Magnusson, Lucie Ollis, Scott Munro, Jill Maben, Anthony Coe, Oliver Fitzgerald, Cath Taylor   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Comparison of Emergency Medical Dispatch Systems for Performance of Telecommunicator-Assisted Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Among 9-1-1 Callers With Limited English Proficiency. [PDF]

JAMA Netw Open, 2021
Sanko S, Feng S, Lane C, Eckstein M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

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

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   +2 more sources

Criteria codes for unrecognized stroke/TIA patients by Emergency Medical Services dispatchers in Copenhagen, Denmark [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background Early diagnosis is essential in stroke treatment. Medical dispatchers play a key role in ensuring quick assessment, transport, and treatment of stroke patients by recognizing stroke symptoms.
Philip Busch Andreasen, Jonathan Wenstrup, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Christina Kruuse, Helle Collatz Christensen   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources