Last update: 18/09/2013
NL: Hospital available capaci…
In acute situations, it is essential for patients to find a place in the right hospital with the least possible delay. This requires information on available hospital capacity in such departments as Accident and Emergency (A & E), first aid centre, shockroom or CT-based thrombolysis. This information should be directly available in the acute care chain (central station dispatchers, paramedics and emergency-care providers) in order to reduce the effects that delays might have on patient care.In many cases, this information is obtained using faxes, phone calls and shared whiteboards. This method...
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