Computer-assisted assessment and advice for "non-serious" 999 ambulance service callers: the potential impact on ambulance despatch

Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and triage for callers who present with non-serious problems (Category C calls) as classified by ambulance service call takers. Design: Pragmatic controlled trial. Calls identified using priority dispatch...

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Main Authors: Dale, J. (Author), Higgins, J. (Author), Williams, S. (Author), Foster, T. (Author), Snooks, H. (Author), Crouch, R. (Author), Hartley-Sharpe, C. (Author), Glucksman, E. (Author), Hooper, R. (Author), George, S. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2003-03.
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