(A82) Triage in the Prehospital Setting

Introduction The prehospital management of a patient starts with a telephone call to and triage by the ambulance dispatcher centre followed by continuous evaluations by ambulance crews and staff at emergency departments. Aim The aim of this study was to find out if these units have the same triage systems and if the initial evaluation matches the outcome at the hospital emergency departments. Method and Material Over 27000 ambulance transports within Gothenburg were studied by evaluating the ambulance medical records with regards to initial triage performed by the ambulance dispatcher centre using a medical index and triage performed by ambulance crews and staff at the emergency departments. Results There was…