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

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   +1 more source

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

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   +1 more source

The accuracy of medical dispatch - a systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background It is a challenge to dispatch Emergency medical Services (EMS) appropriately with limited resources and maintaining patient safety; this requires accurate dispatching systems.
K. Bohm, L. Kurland
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency call utilization over a 10-years period: an observational study in Region Zealand, Denmark, 2013–2022

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Background Improving prehospital emergency care requires a comprehensive understanding of the efficiency of emergency medical services and demand fluctuations.
Thea Palsgaard Møller, Josefine Tangen Jensen, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Helle Collatz Christensen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

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   +1 more source

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   +1 more source

Emergency medical dispatch. [PDF]

Prehospital emergency care, 2008
openaire   +3 more sources

Correlation between the accuracy of the emergency response centre’s urgency assessment and emergency medical services non-conveyance: a retrospective register-based study in Finland

BMC Emergency Medicine
Background In modern emergency medical services (EMS), ambulances increasingly focus on examining and treating the patient at the scene. This has led to increased levels of non-conveyance. In Finland, for instance, approximately 40% of EMS dispatches end
Tomi Salminen, Kaius Kaartinen, Mira Palonen, Piritta Setälä, Eija Paavilainen, Sanna Hoppu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of a visual indicator on the noise level in an emergency medical dispatch centre - a pilot study. [PDF]

BMC Emerg Med, 2021
Outrey J, Pretalli JB, Pujol S, Brembilla A, Desmettre T, Lambert C, Labourey JM, Mauny F, Khoury A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The perspectives of Swedish registered nurses about managing difficult calls to emergency medical dispatch centres: a qualitative descriptive study. [PDF]

BMC Nurs, 2021
Holmström IK, Kaminsky E, Lindberg Y, Spangler D, Winblad U.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source