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Andreas J Krüger1, David Lockey, Jouni Kurola
1Department of Research and Development, Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Drøbak, Norway. andreas.kruger@snla.no
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
|November 24, 2011
Summary
A new core dataset was developed for physician-staffed pre-hospital services in Europe. This standardized data set will improve research and reporting quality in emergency medical services (EMS).
Area of Science:
- Emergency Medicine
- Pre-hospital Care
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Physician-staffed pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) are common in Western countries.
- Current data collection lacks standardization, hindering research on care quality and dispatch precision.
- There's a need for a common data set to document physician pre-hospital activities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a core data set for routine documentation and reporting in physician-staffed pre-hospital services across Europe.
- To establish a standardized framework for data collection in advanced pre-hospital care.
- To facilitate future research and improve the quality of pre-hospital emergency care.
Main Methods:
- A modified nominal group technique was employed with sixteen European pre-hospital care experts.
- The process involved e-mail communication and a plenary meeting.
- Predefined criteria guided expert recruitment and data set development.
Main Results:
- A 5-section core data set was established: fixed system variables, event operational descriptors, patient descriptors, process mapping, and outcome measures/quality indicators.
- The initial 361 proposed variables were refined to a final core data set of 45 variables.
- Standardization focused on reporting time variables, chief complaints, and diagnostic/therapeutic procedures.
Conclusions:
- A core data set for physician-staffed pre-hospital services was successfully developed using a modified nominal group technique.
- This standardized data set is expected to facilitate future studies and collaborative research in advanced pre-hospital care.
- The template promotes standardized reporting, enhancing the quality and comparability of pre-hospital emergency medical services data.
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