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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
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| Information provided by: | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00468780 |
Purpose
The objective of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of acuity estimates by paramedics employing the Canadian Triage Acuity Scale (CTAS) in the out of hospital setting. The study has the potential to help guide policy decisions pertaining to the safe transfer of ambulance patients to alternative destinations reducing ED overcrowding and ambulance off load time. Emergency Department triage nurses employ the same acuity scale and if this study is successful the emergency departments and the EMS services could communicate about capacity to handle patients based on acuity, volumes and waiting times.
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| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Case-Only, Prospective |
| Official Title: | Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Redirecting Ambulance Patients to Destinations Based on Acuity |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 800 |
| Study Start Date: | February 2003 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2008 |
Show Detailed Description Eligibility| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
This study is taking place in 7 EMS systems in Ontario: Peterborough, Thunder Bay, Hamilton, Simcoe/Muskoka, Durham, Peel, and Toronto.
The participants(Both Primary care paramedics and Advance Care Parmaeidcs)are riding as civilian observers under contract to the Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre Research Institute and have signed liability release forms.
The main focus of the SCORE study is to determine how well paramedics in the field can correctly assign CTAS scores. By showing that it can be done reliably, decisions can be made on suitable destinations, especially for the low acuity patient.
Inclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Laurie J Morrison, MD, MSc | 416-480-6056 | laurie.morrison@sunnybrook.ca |
| Contact: Precilla V D'Souza, M.Sc | 416-480-6100 ext 89653 | precilla.dsouza@sunnybrook.ca |
| Canada, Ontario | |
| Hamilton Health Sciences | Recruiting |
| Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 1C3 | |
| Contact: Tim Dodd 905-527-4322 ext 42330 doddt@hhsc.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Michelle Welsford, MD | |
| Sunnybrook-Osler Centre for Prehospital Care | Recruiting |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M9W 7K6 | |
| Contact: Laura Laura McCleary (416) 667-2227 lmccleary@socpc.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: P. Richard Verbeek, MD | |
| Principal Investigator: | Laurie Morrison, MD | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ( Dr.Laurie J Morrison ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | 724180022 |
| Study First Received: | May 1, 2007 |
| Last Updated: | May 21, 2008 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00468780 |
| Health Authority: | Canada: Ministry of Health |
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Canadian Triage Acuity Scale paramedics triage nurse |
triage levels inter-rater reliability health services outcomes |
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