학술논문
Initial assessment, level of care and outcome among children who were seen by emergency medical services: a prospective observational study
Document Type
article
Source
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1757-7241
Abstract
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