FreeCall, a system for emergency-call-handling support.
This article describes a system for the optimization of the prehospital assessment of emergency, in cases involving thoraco-abdominal complaints and consciousness problems. This assessment is performed by nurses on the basis of a telephone interview at ambulance dispatch centers. The system has a body of biomedical and policy knowledge available to guide the interview and to provide advice.
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Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Srámek
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Schreiber
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Zocca
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de Vries
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D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003657:Decision Making; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011340:Problem Solving; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods