Using a simulation-based approach to evaluate a contextually appropriate, non-internet dependent mobile navigation tool for emergency medical dispatch (EMD) of lay first responders (LFRs) in Sierra Leone: A multi-cohort feasibility trial
A novel mobile navigation tool for EMD accurately dispatches LFRs to simulated emergency incidents across linear/dispersed settings without significant difference in response interval. Equipping LFRs with EMD tools may facilitate efficient dispatch in resource-limited settings to trauma while expanding emergency care access, meriting further study.
Authors
- Haleigh Pine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6420-481X)
- Zachary J. Eisner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8512-7294)
- Peter G. Delaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5644-2751)
- Krishnan Raghavendran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1405-8356)
- Heather A. Vallier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3881-6518)
- Alfred H. Thullah
- Brendan M. Patterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6373-2258)
- Jared Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7671-4929)
- Nathanael Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8145-7633)
- Nicholas Agostin
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Makeni (SL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112222
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25
Funders
- School of Medicine, Boston University