Research Article

Introduction of Telemedicine in a Prehospital Emergency Care Setting: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch System (AMPDS) codes of remote prehospital emergency physician support through telemedicine (tele-PHP) missions overruled by dispatcher and PHP and codes of tele-PHP missions required PHP once paramedics were on site.

Missions overruled by dispatchersRespiratory issues6D016D04
Chest pain10D04
Unconscious31D04
Overdoses23D01
Specific illness26D01

Missions overruled by PHPRespiratory issues6D016D04
Chest pain10C0010C0310D02
Psychiatric/behaviour issues/suicide attempt25D00
Unconscious31D04

On-site PHP dispatch after starting tele-PHPRespiratory issues6D02
Chest pain10D04