element -> <eDispatch.05>
eDispatch.05
Dispatch Priority (Patient Acuity)
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The actual, apparent, or potential acuity of the patient's condition as determined through information obtained during the EMD process.
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<br/>The use of acuity values vary by EMS agency. Some systems may utilize fewer than four levels and some more. The use of four levels is to capture the majority and allow for the inclusion of the NHTSA National EMS Core Content definitions for patient acuity, specifically: Critical, Emergent, and Lower Acuity.
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<br/><span style="color:red">Provided below is an example application only. This example bears no relationship to any particular federal, state, or agency billing requirement. </span>
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<br/>For EMS Agencies and CAD / EMD systems utilizing Alpha-Echo, Omega levels for determining the priority level for dispatch of the EMS unit, the recommended mapping is:
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<table cellpadding="2px" cellspacing="0px" border="1px">
<tr>
<td>Echo = Critical</td><td>Charlie = Emergent</td><td>Alpha = Lower Acuity</td>
</tr><tr>
<td>Delta = Critical</td><td>Bravo = Emergent</td><td>Omega = Non-Acute</td>
</tr></table>
<br/>Patient Acuity definitions related to "Critical, Emergent, and Lower Acuity" can be found in the National EMS Core Content document from NHTSA EMS (DOT HS 809-898 July 2005) at
http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/ems/emscorecontent/images/EMSCoreContent.pdf
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<br/>For Air Medical Transports the most appropriate values choices should be limited to two: Emergent and Non-Acute.
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Content Model Diagram
| XML Representation Summary |
| <eDispatch.05> |
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Content: |
{ enumeration of xs:string } |
| </eDispatch.05> |
Simple Content Detail:
Enumeration: |
| "2305001" |
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Critical |
| "2305003" |
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Emergent |
| "2305005" |
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Lower Acuity |
| "2305007" |
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Non-Acute [e.g., Scheduled Transfer or Standby] |
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XML Source (w/o annotations (1); see within schema source)
