Implementing a nationwide criteria-based emergency medical dispatch system: A register-based follow-up study

Mikkel Andersen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Jan Nørtved Sørensen, Søren Bruun Jepsen, Jesper Bjerring Hansen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen

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Abstract

A criteria-based nationwide Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) system was recently implemented in Denmark. We described the system and studied its ability to triage patients according to the severity of their condition by analysing hospital admission and case-fatality risks.
Original languageEnglish
JournalScandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Volume21
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)53
ISSN1757-7241
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Jul 2013

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