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Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract

How does the different pre-hospital healthcare workers dispatch ambulances in the pre-hospital environment in Denmark

Author: Lasse P Bentsen

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Special Issue 1/2015

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In Denmark, all ambulance transports are dispatched through the Acute Medical Coordination Centre (AMK). Even though this unit is the only way to request an ambulance, it is experienced by many Emergency Technicians EMTs that the visitation based on patient illness and injury differs widely. The visitation is performed either by an AMK visitation officer (AMK-VO), or a doctor that takes contact to AMK to get the ambulance dispatched. Correct dispatching of emergency services can be a complex affair because AMK cannot see the patients themselves. …
Metadata
Title
How does the different pre-hospital healthcare workers dispatch ambulances in the pre-hospital environment in Denmark
Author
Lasse P Bentsen
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-23-S1-A8

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