Do emergency medical dispatchers choose the same response to serious injury in men and women - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent research has indicated that sex is an important determinant of emergency medical response in patients with possible serious injuries. Men were found to receive more advanced prehospital treatment and more helicopter transportation and trauma centre destinations and were more often received by an activated trauma team, even when adjusted for injury mechanism. Emergency medical dispatchers choose initial resources when serious injury is suspected after a call to the emergency medical communication centre. This study aimed to assess how dispatchers evaluate primary responses in trauma victims, with a special focus on the sex of the victim.

Methods

Emergency medical dispatchers were interviewed using focus groups and a semistructured interview guide developed s

SUBMITTER: Mellum M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11015548 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature