Ability of the medical priority dispatch system protocol to predict the acuity of "unknown problem" dispatch response levels

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-296

  Clawson, Jeff ^a,d,e   Olola, Christopher ^a,b   Heward, Andy ^c   Patterson, Brett ^a,f   Scott, Greg ^a  

^a International Academies of Emergency Dispatch   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Research and Standards Division of Priority Dispatch Corp   (United States)

^e Council of Standards ^*

^f IAED Council of Research

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Dispatch outcome; Dispatch protocol; Emergency medical dispatch; Emergency medical dispatcher; Protocol compliance; Unknown problem

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LONDON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TRIAGE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 46349086716     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802100787     Document Type: Article

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