INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL-SERVICES BY USING CRITERIA-BASED DISPATCH
INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL-SERVICES BY USING CRITERIA-BASED DISPATCH
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DOI:
10.1016/s0196-0644(54)00223-5
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发表时间:
1994-11-01
影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
HORTON, C
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作者:
CULLEY, LL;HENWOOD, DK;HORTON, C
Study objectives: To determine whether criteria based dispatch (CBD) improved the efficiency of the emergency medical services system.Design: A before and after design was used to measure effects of CBD. Data were reviewed from medical reports from January 1986 through June 1992.Setting: King County, Washington, excluding the city of Seattle.Participants: Residents who called 911 to report a medical emergency.Interventions: Emergency medical dispatching (EMD), basic life support (BLS), and advanced life support (ALS).Results: Findings show a decrease in ALS responses for two tracer conditions that medical control physicians determined not require ALS intervention. The percentage of febrile seizures in which paramedics responded decreased from 41% to 21% (P