The Medical Duty Officer: An Attempt to Mitigate the Ambulance At-Hospital Interval
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Halliday, MSII, BS, Megan H.; Bouland, MS-IV, BS, Andrew J.; Lawner, DO, MS, Benjamin J.; Comer, MPH, Angela C.; Ramos, BA, Daniel C.; Fletcher, Mark
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Introduction: A lack of coordination between emergency medical services (EMS), emergency departments (ED) and systemwide management has contributed to extended ambulance at-hospital times at local EDs. In an effort to improve communication within the local EMS system, the Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD) placed a medical duty officer (MDO) in the fire communications bureau. It was hypothesized that any real-time intervention suggested by the MDO would be manifested in a decrease in the EMS at-hospital time.
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Date of Publication
2016
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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17/5
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Halliday, MSII, BS, Megan H.; Bouland, MS-IV, BS, Andrew J.; Lawner, DO, MS, Benjamin J.; Comer, MPH, Angela C.; Ramos, BA, Daniel C.; Fletcher, Mark