Creation of a Novel National Dataset Through Linkage of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Transport Destination and Verified Emergency Department (ED) Capability
We successfully linked 98% of EMS ED transport destinations to verified ED capability information. This novel linked dataset now includes rich destination capability information associated with each EMS transport that can be leveraged for describing and improving routing practices for specific patient conditions, such as patients with stroke-like symptoms to stroke centers or major traumas to verified trauma centers.
Authors
- Remle P. Crowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9733-9294)
- Krislyn M. Boggs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8493-2731)
- Carlos A. Camargo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5071-7654)
- Scott A. Goldberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1501-6956)
- Rebecca E. Cash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0355-1014)
- Kori Sauser Zachrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8160-3257)
- Maeve F. Swanton
- Ashley F. Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6783-1720)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2025.2470286
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25