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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Aarhus University Hospital | OTHER |
| Central Denmark Region | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to examine if real time transmission of vital signs, ECG and chat communication between the prehospital ambulances and the emergency department has an effect on patient mortality, ICU admission, hospitalization time, time to doctor, time to treatment and time to diagnostics
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission of vital signs, ecg, chat | Experimental | Data from patients transported in ambulances with equipment which enables real time transmission of vital signs, ecg and chat from ambulances to the emergency department. |
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| No transmission of data | No Intervention | Patient transported with conventional ambulances without the possibility to transmit real time patient related data. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Real time transmission of patient related data. Device used: MobiMed 3.1, manufactured by Ortivus AB Sweden | Device |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Time to physician | Time from the patient arrival registered in the patients' logistics system (Cetrea) to registered first patient/physician contact registered in the same patients logistics system. | Time from arrival to first patient-physician contact, assessed up to 36 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| All cause mortality | 30 days, assessed up to 36 months | |
| Time to treatment | Time from the patient arrival registered in the patients' logistics system (Cetrea) to first administered iv antibiotics registered in the patient's hospital record |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Emergency department staff evaluation of usability of equipment | The staff at the emergency department fill out a survey after the use of the equipment which provides ecg, vital signs, chat. | At the time of using the equipment, assessed up to 36 months |
| Ambulance staff evaluation of usability of equipment |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Erika F. Christensen, MD, Medical director | Central Denmark Region | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, Aarhus, Central Denmark Region | Aarhus N | 8200 | Denmark | |||
| Horsens Regional Hospital, Central Region Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D055986 | Vital Signs |
| D004562 | Electrocardiography |
| ID | Term |
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| D010808 | Physical Examination |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
| D006334 | Heart Function Tests |
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| Time from arrival to administration of first iv. antibiotics, assessed up to 36 months |
| Time to x-ray | Time from the patient arrival registered in the patients' logistics system (Cetrea) to completion of x-ray requisition form registered in the radiologic logistics system (Kodak RIS, 2010 edition) | Time form arrival at the emergency department to completion of x-ray requisition form, assessed up to 36 months |
| Time to ICU | Time from the patient arrival registered in the patients' logistics system (Cetrea) to time of admission to the ICU registered in the patient's hospital record. . | Time from arrival to admission to the ICU, assessed up to 36 months |
| Number of ICU admissions | During present hospitalization, assessed up to 36 months |
The ambulance staff fill out a survey after the use of the equipment which provides ecg, vital signs, chat. |
| At the time of using the equipment, assessed up to 36 months |
| Horsens |
| 8700 |
| Denmark |
| Responce A/S | Horsens | 8700 | Denmark |
| D003935 | Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular |
| D004568 | Electrodiagnosis |