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Investigation of the Effect of Ergonomic Intervention on Medical Emergency Announce Time of Dispatch in Alborz [PDF]

Muhandisī-i bihdāsht-i ḥirfah/ī, 2019
Background and Objective: Effective communication is an important factor in pre-hospital care. The emergency medical communication and dispatch center is one of the most stressful work environments in the healthcare domain so that it is essential to ...
Ali Taherinia, Yazdan MohsenZadeh, Seyed Akbar Mousavi Ghasemi, Jamshid Rahimi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dispatch accuracy of physician-staffed emergency medical services in trauma care in south-east Norway: a retrospective observational study

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, Kjetil Thorsen, Ola Græsli, Mårten Sandberg, Marius Rehn   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Priority accuracy by dispatch centers and Emergency Medical Services professionals in trauma patients: a cohort study [PDF]

, 2022
Purpose Priority-setting by dispatch centers and Emergency Medical Services professionals has a major impact on pre-hospital triage and times of trauma patients.
van Heijl, M., Lokerman, R.D., Leenen, L.P.H., Poeze, M., Fiddelers, A.A.A., Waalwijk, J.F., van der Sluijs, R.   +6 more
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Connect dispatch centers for call handling improves performance

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
The aim of this Letter to the Editor was to report a strategy to reduce time waiting for emergency calls in a dispatch center, in line with a recently published article that reviewed evidence for medical dispatching systems to accurately dispatch ...
Yann Penverne, Michel Terré, François Javaudin, Joël Jenvrin, Frédéric Berthier, Julien Labady, Brice Leclere, Emmanuel Montassier   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Telephonic description of sepsis among callers to an emergency dispatch centre in South Africa

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Sepsis is an acute, life-threatening condition caused by a dysregulated systemic response to infection. Early medical intervention such as antibiotics and fluid resuscitation can be life-saving.
Willem Stassen, PhD, Eric Larsson, Courtney Wood, Lisa Kurland   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emergency medical dispatcher training as a strategy to improve pre-hospital care in low- and middle-income countries: the case study of Nepal

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often face significant challenges related to providing effective pre-hospital care services. Barriers to providing care include lack of financial resources, poor road infrastructure, lack of trained ...
Claire L. Jacobson, Samjhana Basnet, Ajay Bhatt, Shreejesh Parajuli, Sanu Krishna Shrestha   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by emergency medical dispatch : A diagnostic systematic review [PDF]

, 2021
Introduction: Cardiac arrest is a time-sensitive condition requiring urgent intervention. Prompt and accurate recognition of cardiac arrest by emergency medical dispatchers at the time of the emergency call is a critical early step in cardiac arrest ...
Olasveengen, Theresa, Kudenchuk, Peter, Couper, Keith, Pediatric Life Support PLS, Schexnayder, Stephen M., Castren, Maaret, Hatanaka, Tetsuo, Basic Life Support BLS, Pellegrino, Jeffrey, Geri, Guillaume, Drennan, Ian R., Brooks, Steve, Morley, Peter   +12 more
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Dispatch guideline adherence and response interval—a study of emergency medical calls in Norway [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The Emergency Medical Communication Centre (EMCC) operators in Norway report using the Norwegian Index for Medical Emergency Assistance (Index), a criteria-based dispatch guideline, in about 75 % of medical emergency calls.
Steinar Hunskaar, Eirin Ellensen (3553895), Torben Wisborg, Hunskaar, Steinar, Torben Wisborg (3553892), Erik Zakariassen, Ellensen, Eirin Nybø, Erik Zakariassen (3553889), Eirin N. Ellensen, Wisborg, Torben, Zakariassen, Erik, Steinar Hunskaar (20141)   +11 more
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Hospital readmission risk prediction based on claims data available at admission: a pilot study in Switzerland

BMJ Open, 2019
ObjectivesEvaluating whether future studies to develop prediction models for early readmissions based on health insurance claims data available at the time of a hospitalisation are worthwhile.DesignRetrospective cohort study of hospital admissions with ...
Yu Cao, Yanni Lei, Fangchao Liu, Shiyu Shao, Jue Liu, Dongni Nie, Nannan Yang   +6 more
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Nine golden codes: improving the accuracy of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) dispatch—a retrospective, multi-organisational study in the East of England

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   +1 more source