EMS system performance: The use of cardiac arrest timelines

Braun, Odelia

doi:10.1016/s0196-0644(05)80250-1

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“…regard to how calls received are recorded and response intervals calculated may have implications with regard to outcomes of ROC clinical trials. 22,43,44 Attempts to standardize these definitions and define a universal "time zero" are important to understanding resuscitation outcomes, especially from time-critical diseases such as cardiac arrest.…”

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confidence: 99%

A Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Medical Service Systems Participating in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Network

Davis

Garberson

Andrusiek³

et al. 2007

Prehospital Emergency Care

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A Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Medical Service Systems Participating in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Network

Davis

Garberson

Andrusiek³

et al. 2007

Prehospital Emergency Care

143

134

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“…a motor vehicle crash, a collapse, an epileptic fit, etc.) and the delivery of care by the MICU personnel [26,27]. Other components are: (1) the interval between the occurrence of the critical incident and the emergency call; (2) the handling of the call by the dispatch centre;…”

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confidence: 99%

How to modify the risk-taking behaviour of emergency medical services drivers?

Graeve

Deroo

Calle

et al. 2003

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

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High speed and an aggressive style of driving are major risk factors for serious traffic accidents. Consequently, frontline emergency medical services vehicles have an increased collision risk. We report on two studies designed to modify the risk-taking behaviour of emergency medical services drivers. In the first study, we compared the travel intervals for a second tier unit using two different types of vehicles. We found that the replacement of a sports estate by an ambulance, which can be considered more or less as a change from a speedy and aggressive style of driving to a cautious style of driving with respect for the speed limits, resulted in an increase of the travel interval of only 10-20%. In the second study we found that the installation of a 'black box' in an emergency medical services vehicle, combined with well-defined guidelines for the drivers and a close monitoring system, provides fair but still not optimal results with regard to maximum speed and the occurrence of harsh braking events. Despite some limitations in the study designs, we conclude that for second tier units only a small amount of time is gained by high speed and an aggressive style of driving. Furthermore, we are convinced that a 'black box' is a good tool to modify the risk-taking behaviour of emergency medical services drivers.

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“…This definition excludes two important periods, time taken to process the initial information and time from arrival to first intervention, which might correlate more to patient outcome than the arrival time alone, especially at crime scenes and dangerous environments. Response time as an indicator has been widely used, but its value correlation to patient outcomes in emergency medical service performance is questioned, especially in medical cases [11–14]. However, its significance in trauma cases has been demonstrated [12, 14].…”

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Current challenges in the provision of ambulance services in New Zealand

Al-Shaqsi

2010

Int J Emerg Med

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Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in New Zealand has been serving the society since the first ambulance in 1892. Since then it has developed rapidly following national health system reforms and changes in lifestyle that increase demands and expectations from local communities. Today, the system provides high-quality pre-hospital emergency care. This article will briefly introduce some of the issues facing EMS that will impact the future of this crucial system in New Zealand. These issues include demands because of an aging population funding, double crewing, and volunteerism, registration, and unified standards.

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EMS system performance: The use of cardiac arrest timelines

Cited by 29 publications

References 9 publications

A Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Medical Service Systems Participating in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Network

A Descriptive Analysis of Emergency Medical Service Systems Participating in the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) Network

How to modify the risk-taking behaviour of emergency medical services drivers?

Current challenges in the provision of ambulance services in New Zealand

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