Accuracy of Medically Experienced Emergency Dispatchers – A Unique Nationwide Model
Medically experienced emergency dispatchers were able to obtain a high level of sensitivity determining preliminary diagnoses compared to ambulance crews in the field. Further research should focus on widening the variety of diagnoses investigated.
Authors
- Joseph J. Leonard
- Tzachi Slutsky
- Refael Strugo
- Eli Jaffe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8380-0219)
- Daniel Trotzky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-0776)
- Daniel E. Fordham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-7973)
- Inon Dimand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-1161)
- Gal Pachys
- Roman Sonkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8662-3273)
- Ella Khairish Ben Zeev
- Aya Cohen
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
- Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (IL)
- Kaplan Medical Center (IL)
- Jacobi Medical Center (US)
- Soroka Medical Center (IL)
- Magen David Adom (IL)
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center (IL)
- Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (IL)
- Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Access Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/oaem.s562377
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00