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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, Bohm K, Christensen EF, Olasveengen TM, Castrén M.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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   +2 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

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

Implementing a nationwide criteria-based emergency medical dispatch system:A register-based follow-up study [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: A criteria-based nationwide Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) system was recently implemented in Denmark. We described the system and studied its ability to triage patients according to the severity of their condition by analysing hospital ...
Andersen, Mikkel, Christensen, Erika Frischknecht, Hansen, Jesper Bjerring, Jepsen, Søren Bruun, Johnsen, Søren Paaske, Sørensen, Jan Nørtved   +5 more
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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

Emergency medical dispatch recognition, clinical intervention and outcome of patients in traumatic cardiac arrest from major trauma: an observational study. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2018
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to describe the demographics of reported traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA ...
Prentice C, Jeyanathan J, De Coverly R, Williams J, Lyon R.   +4 more
europepmc   +5 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

Content Validity Assessment of a Newly Developed Emergency Medical Dispatch and Triage Protocol in Thailand. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Huabbangyang T, Thepmanee D, Buaprasert P, Chansomboon P, Sri-On J, Rojsaengroeng R.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

The triage performance of emergency medical dispatch prioritisation compared to prehospital on-scene triage in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. [PDF]

BMC Emerg Med
Binks F, Wallis LA, Stassen W.
europepmc   +3 more sources