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“CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMMUNICATION CENTRAL”. EMCC/Stavanger University Hospital and Department of Health Studies/University of Stavanger BJOERG KINDERVAAG R.N, JAN ROSLAND R.N AND INGRID TJOFLAAT R.N, M.N.Sc. LEARNING OBJECTIVES.
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“CLINICAL PRACTICE IN THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMMUNICATION CENTRAL”.EMCC/Stavanger University Hospital and Department of Health Studies/University of StavangerBJOERG KINDERVAAG R.N, JAN ROSLAND R.N AND INGRID TJOFLAAT R.N, M.N.Sc. Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
LEARNING OBJECTIVES • To evaluate the Medical Index in regards to women with chest-pain. • To assess the importance of having a nurse operating the Emergency Medical Communication Central (EMCC). Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
METHODS • 36 red response calls in year 2005 were reviewed • 17 calls from women and 19 calls from men Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
Male Female 1minute 2 minutes 3 minutes 4 minutes Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
WE WOULD STATE: ”The EMCC operator should be a nurse??????” Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
LIMITATIONS • 36 out of 300 respons calls were reviewed. • Only two out of 21 nurses responses were assessed. • Limited literature in the area. Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
THEORY PRACTICE Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
CONCLUSION • Women were assessed satisfactorily. • Medical Index not adequately. • Nurse operating the EMCC. Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat
FUTURE IMPLICATIONS • Studies assessing attitude and knowledge by the operator in the EMCC • Comparing different EMCC centrals • Survey assessing coronary symptoms among men and women. Eates september-06 / Bjørg Kindervaag, Jan Rosland and Ingrid Tjoflaat