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Patient and case characteristics associated with ‘no paramedic treatment’ for low-acuity cases referred for emergency ambulance dispatch following a secondary telephone triage: a retrospective cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Predicting case types that are unlikely to be treated by paramedics can aid in managing demand for emergency ambulances by identifying cases suitable for alternative management pathways.
Kathryn Eastwood, Amee Morgans, Johannes Stoelwinder, Karen Smith   +3 more
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Smart hospital emergency system via mobile-based requesting services [PDF]

, 2019
In recent years, the UK’s emergency call and response has shown elements of great strain as of today. The strain on emergency call systems estimated by a 9 million calls (including both landline and mobile) made in 2014 alone.
Al-Khafajiy, Mohammed, Baker, Thar, Kolivand, Hoshang, Tully, David, Waraich, Atif   +4 more
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Factors that predict emergency department length of stay in analysis of national data [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
Objective This study used a nationwide database to identify and analyze factors that influence emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS) and improve the efficiency of emergency care.
Minha Kim, Sujeong Lee, Minyoung Choi, Doyeop Kim, Junsang Yoo, Tae Gun Shin, Jin-Hee Lee, Seongjung Kim, Hansol Chang, Eunsil Ko   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A mixed methods investigation of emergency communications centre triage in the Government Emergency Medical Services System, Cape Town, South Africa

African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2020
In order to allocate resources in an effective manner, emergency medical services (EMS) systems use dispatch-based triaging to prioritise patients by acuity. Over-triage, wherein patients are assigned a higher priority level than necessary, can serve as a safety measure.
M.F. Alshehri, J.L. Pigoga, L.A. Wallis
openaire   +3 more sources

Quality of service and continuous quality improvement in voluntary medical male circumcision programme across four provinces in South Africa: Longitudinal and cross-sectional programme data

PLoS ONE, 2021
Background Recent studies in the Sub-Saharan countries in Africa have indicated gaps and challenges for voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) quality of service.
Tawanda Nyengerai, Motshana Phohole, Nelson Iqaba, Constance Wose Kinge, Elizabeth Gori, Khumbulani Moyo, Charles Chasela   +6 more
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Digitalizing Emergency Referral System and its Evaluation in Northern Thailand [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research
Objectives Thailand recently implemented an electronic emergency referral system, known as “HIS.SANSAI,” to improve the speed, efficiency, and quality of patient care. This study evaluated the impact of HIS.SANSAI on user experiences and health outcomes.
Pudtan Phanthunane, Kritsada Wattanasaovaluk, Atipan Suwatmakin, Anon Suksak, Udomsak Tangchaisuriya, Utsana Tonmukayakul, Nopparat Ratchadaporn, Woravut Kowatcharakul, Direk Patmasiriwat   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mobihealth: mobile health services based on body area networks [PDF]

, 2006
In this chapter we describe the concept of MobiHealth and the approach developed during the MobiHealth project (MobiHealth, 2002). The concept was to bring together the technologies of Body Area Networks (BANs), wireless broadband communications and ...
Bults, R.G.A., Dokovski, N.T., Halteren, A.T. van, Herzog, R., Jones, V.M., Konstantas, D., Koprinkov, G.T., Widya, I.A.   +7 more
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Mobile-based Social Platform for Emergency Response Coordination

International Conference on Innovative Intelligent Industrial Production and Logistics, 2021
: The number of mortalities coming into the emergency room is still very high. While it is evident that the sooner professional medical assistance is provided the higher chances of survival, emergency response systems are yet to be improved and widely ...
N. Mostafa, A. Ashraf, A. Eltawil
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Responsibility modelling for civil emergency planning [PDF]

, 2009
This paper presents a new approach to analysing and understanding civil emergency planning based on the notion of responsibility modelling combined with HAZOPS-style analysis of information requirements. Our goal is to represent complex contingency plans
A Aviz̆ienis, C Perrow, CM Pearson, D Martin, D Martin, D Smith, D Smith, D Smith, DM Woods, E Mumford, G Dewsbury, I Sommerville, Ian Sommerville, J Dobson, J Reason, JA McDermid, P Checkland, R Darimont, R Strens, RJ Wieringa, Russell Lock, S Kholsa, Tim Storer   +22 more
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An evaluation of the appropriateness of emergency medical service (EMS) responses in the eThekwini health district of KwaZulu-Natal

, 2014
Introduction: The Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is required to respond to cases of life threatening illness or injury which may later be found to be non-emergent thus creating a mismatch between the dispatch of limited EMS resources and actual patient ...
P. Newton
semanticscholar   +1 more source