Initial assessment, level of care and outcome among children who were seen by emergency medical services: a prospective observational study

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Tytuł:: Initial assessment, level of care and outcome among children who were seen by emergency medical services: a prospective observational study
Autorzy:: Carl Magnusson
Johan Herlitz
Thomas Karlsson
Christer Axelsson
Temat:: Triage
Children
Pre-hospital assessment
Patient safety
EMS nurse
Level of care
Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
RC86-88.9
Źródło:: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Wydawca:: BMC, 2018.
Rok publikacji:: 2018
Kolekcja:: LCC:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Typ dokumentu:: article
Opis pliku:: electronic resource
Język:: English
ISSN:: 1757-7241
Relacje:: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-018-0560-8; https://doaj.org/toc/1757-7241
DOI:: 10.1186/s13049-018-0560-8
Dostęp URL:: https://doaj.org/article/7855342561e44b27a07378887722e0cb Link otwiera się w nowym oknie
Numer akcesji:: edsdoj.7855342561e44b27a07378887722e0cb
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Abstract Background The assessment of children in the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is infrequent representing 5.4% of the patients in an urban area in the western part of Sweden. In Sweden, patients are assessed on scene by an EMS nurse whom independently decides on interventions and level of care. To aid the EMS nurse in the assessment a triage instrument, Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System-paediatrics (RETTS-p) developed for Emergency Department (ED) purpose has been in use the last 5 years. The aim of this study was to evaluate the EMS nurse assessment, management, the utilisation of RETTS-p and patient outcome. Methods A prospective, observational study was performed on 651 children aged

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