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NHS Direct: consistency of triage outcomes [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVES: To examine the consistency of triage outcomes by nurses using four types of computerised decision support software in NHS Direct. METHODS: 119 scenarios were constructed based on calls to ambulance services that had been assigned the ...
Knowles, E., Munro, J.F., Nicholl, J., O'Cathain, A., Webber, E.   +4 more
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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
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Science of Emergency Medical Dispatch [PDF]

Circulation, 2009
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OOH-CA) claims the lives of almost 300 000 Americans each year,1 a loss of life equivalent to that caused by a September 11 World Trade Center attack on the United States every 3 days! Despite advances in public education on recognition of cardiac arrest, early notification of emergency medical services (EMS) 9-1-1 ...
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17 Accuracy in emergency medical dispatch [PDF]

Abstracts, 2017
Aim To compare the accuracy in priority level between two Swedish dispatching protocols – Medical Index, the criteria based protocol currently in use, and the newly developed Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System – Alarm (RETTS-A). Methods A randomised controlled non blinded simulation study was performed at the EMCC in Stockholm, Sweden ...
K Torlén, L Kurland, M Castrén, K Olanders, K Bohm   +4 more
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Extraordinary Emergencies: Reproducing Moral Discourses of the Child in Institutional Interaction [PDF]

, 2020
This report uses audio recorded telephone calls and textual data from an emergency medical services call center to examine the interactional practices through which speakers produce what we call “extraordinary emergencies”, treating the events concerned ...
Rafaely, Daniella, Whitehead, Kevin A
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Computer assisted assessment and advice for "non-serious" 999 ambulance service callers : the potential impact on ambulance despatch [PDF]

, 2003
Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and triage for callers who present with non-serious problems (Category C calls) as classified by ambulance service call takers.
Crouch, R., Dale, Jeremy, Foster, T., George, S., Glucksman, E., Hartley-Sharpe, C., Higgins, J., Hooper, R., Snooks, Helen, Williams, S.   +9 more
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Convulsive Patients Transported by a Physician-staffed Helicopter in Japan Had Better Outcomes in the Keyword-triggered Dispatch Compared to Postcontact Emergency Medical Technician-triggered Dispatch

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Introduction: We retrospectively analyzed convulsive patient outcomes transported by a physician-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (doctor helicopter [DH]) using the keyword-triggered dispatch with data from the Japan DH Registry System (JDRS).
Kenji Kawai, Hiroki Nagasawa, Tomohisa Nomura, Manabu Sugita, Youichi Yanagawa   +4 more
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Predictors of recognition of out of hospital cardiac arrest by emergency medical services call handlers in England: a mixed methods diagnostic accuracy study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background The aim of this study was to identify key indicator symptoms and patient factors associated with correct out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) dispatch allocation.
Caroline L. Watkins, Stephanie P. Jones, Margaret A. Hurley, Valerio Benedetto, Christopher I. Price, Christopher J. Sutton, Tom Quinn, Munirah Bangee, Brigit Chesworth, Colette Miller, Dawn Doran, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Josephine M. E. Gibson   +12 more
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Dispatch Decisions and Emergency Medical Services Response in the Prehospital Care of Status Epilepticus

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
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Lausanne medical dispatch centre’s response to COVID-19

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis is an unprecedented event. It is therefore essential for dispatch centres to share their experiences while the crisis is underway, similar to hospitals, so that we will all benefit from feedback.
Fabrice Dami, Vincent Berthoz
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