Priority setting in the Brazilian emergency medical service: a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the proven value of multicriteria decision analysis in the health field, there is a lack of studies focused on prioritising victims in the Emergency Medical Service, EMS. With this, and knowing that the decision maker needs a direction on which choice may be the most appropriate, based on different and often conflicting criteria. The current work developed a new model for prioritizing victims of SAMU/192, based on the multicriteria decision methodology, taking into account the scarcity of resources.

Methods

An expert panel and a discussion group were formed, which defined the limits of the problem, and identified the evaluation criteria for choosing a victim, amongst four alternatives illustrated from hypothetical scenarios of emergency situations-clinical

SUBMITTER: Frazao TDC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8100937 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature