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Template for documenting and reporting data in physician-staffed pre-hospital services: a consensus-based update
Kristin Tønsager1,2,3, Andreas Jørstad Krüger4,5, Kjetil Gorseth Ringdal6,7
1Department of Research, The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Post box 414, Sentrum, N-0103, Oslo, Norway. kristin.tonsager@norskluftambulanse.no.
Summary
This study updated the physician-staffed emergency medical services (p-EMS) documentation template using expert consensus. The revised template includes more variables for comprehensive p-EMS data collection and reporting.
Area of Science:
- Emergency Medicine
- Healthcare Informatics
Background:
- Physician-staffed emergency medical services (p-EMS) are resource-intensive.
- Existing documentation templates require regular updates due to evolving medical equipment and treatments.
- A consensus-based template for p-EMS data was initially published in 2011.
Purpose of the Study:
- To revise and update the existing template for documenting and reporting data in physician-staffed emergency medical services (p-EMS).
Main Methods:
- A Delphi method was employed with a panel of European experts.
- Experts anonymously proposed and rated variables for relevance across predefined sections.
- Consensus was achieved when variables were rated ≥4 by over 70% of experts.
Main Results:
- Eleven experts participated in the consensus process.
- The updated template expanded from 45 to 73 main variables after five rounds.
- A total of 194 unique variables were generated in the initial round.
Conclusions:
- The template for documenting and reporting in p-EMS has been successfully updated using the Delphi method.
- Implementation of the updated dataset is recommended for standardized reporting in p-EMS.
Keywords:
Air ambulancesConsensusData collectionDocumentationEmergency medical servicesPhysicianPre-hospitalQuality of health careMore Related Videos
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