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dc.contributor.authorHardy, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorFattah, Sabina
dc.contributor.authorWisborg, Torben
dc.contributor.authorRaatiniemi, Lasse
dc.contributor.authorStaff, Trine
dc.contributor.authorRehn, Marius
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-18T14:23:21Z
dc.date.available2019-01-18T14:23:21Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-24
dc.description.abstract<i>Background:</i> Major incidents affect us globally, and are occurring with increasing frequency. There is still no evidence-based standard regarding the best medical emergency response to major incidents. Currently, reports on major incidents are non-standardised and variable in quality. This pilot study examines the first systematic reports from a consensus-based, freely accessible database, aiming to identify how descriptive analysis of reports submitted to this database can be used to improve the major incident response. <br><br> <i>Methods:</i> Majorincidentreporting.net is a website collecting reports on major incidents using a standardised template. Data from these reports were analysed to compare the emergency response to each incident. <br><br> <i>Results:</i> Data from eight reports showed that effective triage by experienced individuals and the use of volunteers for transport were notable successes of the major incident response. Inadequate resources, lack of a common triage system, confusion over command and control and failure of communication were reported failures. The following trends were identified: Fires had the slowest times for several aspects of the response and the only three countries to have a single dialling number for all three emergency services had faster response times. Helicopter Emergency Medical services (HEMS) were used for transport and treatment in rural locations and for triage and treatment in urban locations. In two incidents, a major incident was declared before the arrival of the first Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel.<br><br> <i>Conclusion:</i> This study shows that we can obtain relevant data from major incidents by using systematic reporting. Though the sample size from this pilot study is not large enough to draw any specific conclusions it illustrates the potential for future analyses. Identified lessons could be used to improve the emergency medical response to major incidents.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNorwegian Air Ambulanceen_US
dc.descriptionPublisher's version. Source at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0153-x>https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0153-x</a>. Licensed <a href=https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>CC BY 4.0</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHardy, S., Fattah, S., Wisborg, T.W., Raatiniemi, L., Staff, T. & Rehn, M. (2018). Systematic reporting to improve the emergency medical response to major incidents: A pilot study. <i>BMC Emergency Medicine 18</i>(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-018-0153-xen_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1592985
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12873-018-0153-x
dc.identifier.issn1471-227X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/14489
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.relation.journalBMC Emergency Medicine
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Health service and health administration research: 806en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Helsetjeneste- og helseadministrasjonsforskning: 806en_US
dc.subjectMajor incidenten_US
dc.subjectDisaster medicineen_US
dc.subjectUniform reportingen_US
dc.subjectStandardised dataen_US
dc.titleSystematic reporting to improve the emergency medical response to major incidents: A pilot studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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