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Using trigger tools to identify triage errors by ambulance dispatch nurses in Sweden: an observational study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives This study aimed to assess whether trigger tools were useful identifying triage errors among patients referred to non-emergency care by emergency medical dispatch nurses, and to describe the characteristics of these patients.Design An ...
Ulrika Winblad, Douglas Spangler, Lennart Edmark, Jessica Colldén-Benneck, Helena Borg, Hans Blomberg   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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.
Eirin N. Ellensen, Erik Zakariassen, Steinar Hunskaar, Torben Wisborg   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

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

Emergency Stroke Calls: Obtaining Rapid Telephone Triage (ESCORTT) - a programme of research to facilitate recognition of stroke by emergency medical dispatchers [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Rapid access to emergency stroke care can reduce death and disability by enabling immediate provision of interventions such as thrombolysis, physiological monitoring and stabilisation.
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core   +1 more source

Video Streaming or Telephone Communication During Emergency Medical Services Dispatch Calls: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

JAMA Netw Open
Gude MF, Valentin JB, Meisner-Jensen M, Bohnstedt-Pedersen NH, Dalgaard AK, Væggemose U, Blauenfeldt RA.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Training emergency services’ dispatchers to recognise stroke: an interrupted time-series analysis [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Stroke is a time-dependent medical emergency in which early presentation to specialist care reduces death and dependency. Up to 70% of all stroke patients obtain first medical contact from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
A Berglund, A Worster, AD Lopez, AK Wagner, AW Wojner-Alexandrov, BH Buck, Caroline L Watkins, CD Deakin, Chris J Sutton, Department of Health, EH Gilbert, European Stroke Organization (ESO) Executive Committee and the ESO Writing Committee, Gary A Ford, Michael J Leathley, P Ramanujam, R Kothari, R Kothari, SP Jones, SP Jones, SP Jones, Stephanie P Jones, The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group, Tom Quinn   +22 more
core   +1 more source

Helicopter emergency medical service dispatch in older trauma: time to reconsider the trigger?

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021
Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) respond to serious trauma and medical emergencies. Geographical disparity and the regionalisation of trauma systems can complicate accurate HEMS dispatch.
J. E. Griggs, J. W. Barrett, E. ter Avest, R. de Coverly, M. Nelson, J. Williams, R. M. Lyon, on behalf of Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Utilization Amid COVID-19 in 2020: Descriptive Study Based on Routinely Collected Dispatch Data in Bavaria, Germany

Healthcare, 2023
Background and Importance: The COVID-19 pandemic affected the utilization of health care services and posed organizational challenges. While many previous studies focused on the misuse of pre-hospital EMS for low-urgency health problems, the pandemic has
Kathrin Hegenberg, Alexander Althammer, C. Gehring, S. Prueckner, H. Trentzsch   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

To Evaluate Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Performed At Scene and During Transport After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Crossover Trial

The Journal of Medicine, Law & Public Health
Background: High-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is essential to improve survival rates in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Previous research suggests that the quality of CPR may decline during ambulance transport.
Maya Almutairi, Rahaf Margushi, Shahad Alotaibi, Khadijah Banjar, Adel Alanazi, Sharafaldeen Bin Nafisah, Bandr Mzahim   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources