“Calling for help: I need you to listen” - A qualitative study of callers’ experience of calls to the emergency medical communication centre

Abstract Background The Emergency Medical Communications Center (EMCC) is essential in emergencies and often represents the public’s first encounter with the healthcare system. Previous research has mainly focused on the dispatcher’s perspective. Therefore, there is a lack of insight into the caller...

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Main Authors: Trine Berglie Spjeldnæs, Kristine A. Vik Nilsen, Lars Myrmel, Jan-Oddvar Sørnes, Guttorm Brattebø
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01161-2