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Ambulance service operational improvement [PDF]

, 2013
This document is the accepted manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in International Paramedic Practice copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the Publisher.
Alinier, Guillaume, Hutton, David
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Emergency physician’s dispatch by a paramedic-staffed emergency medical communication centre: sensitivity, specificity and search for a reference standard

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Some emergency medical systems (EMS) use a dispatch centre where nurses or paramedics assess emergency calls and dispatch ambulances. Paramedics may also provide the first tier of care “in the field”, with the second tier being an Emergency ...
Victor Nathan Chappuis, Hélène Deham, Philippe Cottet, Birgit Andrea Gartner, François Pierre Sarasin, Marc Niquille, Laurent Suppan, Robert Larribau   +7 more
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EMERGENCIES IN THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL DISPATCHING IN POLAND. CHALLENGES IN THE COOPERATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAMS WITH MEDICAL DISPATCHERS

Archiv Euromedica
The article presents the organization of The State Emergency Medical System in Poland in terms of the operation of the medical dispensaries. Particular attention was paid to the cooperation of medical dispatch centers with Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) in the realities and circumstances of unexpected events.
Michał Borowczyk, Daniel Ślęzak, Kamil Krzyżanowski, Paulina Buca, Przemysław Żuratyński, Paweł Jastrzębski, Marcin Nowak   +6 more
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Urban–suburb disparities in pre-hospital emergency medical resources and response time among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: A mixed-method cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
AimTo investigate (1) the association between pre-hospital emergency medical resources and pre-hospital emergency medical system (EMS) response time among patients with Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA); (2) whether the association differs between ...
Yinzi Jin, Yinzi Jin, Hui Chen, Hongxia Ge, Siwen Li, Siwen Li, Jinjun Zhang, Qingbian Ma   +7 more
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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
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Associative Analysis of Inefficiencies and Station Activity Levels in Emergency Response

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022
Emergency medical services (EMS) around the world face the challenging task of allocating resources to efficiently respond to medical emergencies within a geographical area.
Thomas James Tiam-Lee, Rui Henriques, Vasco Manquinho   +2 more
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New Jersey 9-1-1 Consolidation Study: Site Visit Results and Implications for Consolidation [PDF]

, 2006
In 1999, the Center for Government Services at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey completed a study of New Jersey's E9-1-1 system. The study offered a snapshot of the extensive and decentralized network of communications centers that receive ...
Bonny Fraser, Neil Ridley
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The variables predictive of ambulance non-conveyance of patients in the Western Cape, South Africa

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Emergency medical service (EMS) resources are limited and should be reserved for incidents of appropriate acuity. Over-triage in dispatching of EMS resources is a global problem.
Faisal Binks, Anneli Hardy, Lee A Wallis, Willem Stassen   +3 more
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Barnes Hospital Bulletin [PDF]

, 1984
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Prehospital time and mortality in patients requiring a highest priority emergency medical response: a Danish registry-based cohort study

BMJ Open, 2019
Objective To examine the association between time from emergency medical service vehicle dispatch to hospital arrival and 1-day and 30-day mortality.Design Register-based cohort study.Setting North Denmark Region (≈8000 km2, catchment population ≈600 000)
Kristian Kragholm, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Peter Søgaard, Elisabeth Helen Anna Mills, Kristian Aasbjerg, Steen Moeller Hansen, Kristian Bundgaard Ringgren, Michael Dahl, Bodil Steen Rasmussen   +8 more
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