Geographic information system data from ambulances applied in the emergency department: effects on patient reception.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency departments (ED) recognize crowding and handover from prehospital to in-hospital settings to be major challenges. Prehospital Geographical Information Systems (GIS) may be a promising tool to address such issues. In this study, the use of prehospital GIS data was implemented in an ED in order to investigate its effect on 1) wait time and unprepared activations of Trauma Teams (TT) and Medical Emergency Teams (MET) and 2) nurses' perceptions regarding patient reception, workflow and resource utilization.

Methods

Intervention

From May 1st 2014 to October 31th 2014, GIS data was displayed in the ED. Data included real-time estimated time of arrival, distance to ED, dispatch criteria, patient data and ambulance contact information. Data was used by c

SUBMITTER: Raaber N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4815218 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature