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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

open access: yesJournal 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   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lausanne medical dispatch centre’s response to COVID-19

open access: yesScandinavian 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
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of recognition of out of hospital cardiac arrest by emergency medical services call handlers in England: a mixed methods diagnostic accuracy study

open access: yesScandinavian 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   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extraordinary Emergencies: Reproducing Moral Discourses of the Child in Institutional Interaction [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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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

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing emergency medical dispatch systems in Africa – Recommendations of the African Federation for Emergency Medicine/International Academies of Emergency Dispatch Working Group

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
Emergency medical dispatch (EMD) systems are a crucial component of effective Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems. They provide a means of public access to emergency care information and out-of-hospital emergency care resources and expertise.
Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can video communication in the emergency medical communication centre improve dispatch precision? A before–after study in Norwegian helicopter emergency medical services

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Dispatching helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) to the patients with the greatest medical or logistical benefit remains challenging.
Andreas J Krüger   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associative Analysis of Inefficiencies and Station Activity Levels in Emergency Response

open access: yesISPRS 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAfrican 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   +3 more
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Ambulance service operational improvement [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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