Correlation of Emergency Medical Dispatch Traffic/Transportation Incidents to On-Scene Outcomes
Jenna B. Streeter, MPA, ENP, Alissa Wheeler, BA, Greg Scott, MBA, EMD-QI, Srilakshmi Sangaraju, MS, Christopher Olola, PhD
Mar 04, 2020|AEDR 2019 Vol. 7 Issue 3|Original Research
Research on motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) is robust, though most focuses on prevention and treatment. Emergency medical experts now recognize telecommunications' vital role in the chain of survival; however, MVA research on telecommunicator impact on the MVA is limited. This study seeks to address that gap in research, examining the relationship between Emergency Medical Dispatch codes and on-scene findings. The objective of the study was to characterize all cases (based on determinant codes) triaged using the Medical Priority...