2. Event operational descriptors |
2.1. | Time points | Continuous | | | | | For each mission |
| | 2.1.1. Call received at EMCC | | hh:mm | When the alarm call is answered at the initial EMCC | |
| | 2.1.2. Time of system activation (dispatch time) | | hh:mm | When EMCC dispatch p-EMS | |
| | 2.1.3. Unit en route/take-off time | | hh:mm | When vehicle starts to move (car or rotor wing/fixed wing) | |
| | 2.1.4. Unit arrival on scene | | hh:mm | When vehicle stops at a location as close as possible to the patient | |
| | 2.1.5. Time of first physician contact with patient | | hh:mm | When pre-hospital physician arrives at patient site | |
| | 2.1.6. Time when patient leaves scene | | hh:mm | When patient is transferred from the original location or time of death if dead on scene | |
| | 2.1.7. Time when patient arrives at hospital (or alternative site if not delivered to hospital) | | hh:mm | When the patient is formally transferred to receiving medical facility personnel | |
2.2. | Date of event | Continuous | | | dd.mm.yyyy | The date the unit was dispatched | For each mission |
2.3. | Type of mission/dispatch | Categorical | | | Check box | | For each mission |
| | 2.3.1. Primary medical mission | | | Includes all primary missions other than trauma (medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric) | |
| | 2.3.2. Primary trauma mission | | | Includes all primary trauma missions | |
| | 2.3.3. Inter-hospital transfer mission | | | Inter-hospital or inter-facility mission | |
| | 2.3.4. SAR mission | | | | |
| | 2.3.5. Major incident response | | | | |
| | 2.3.6. Contingency | | | | |
| | 2.3.7. Rendezvous with ambulance | | | | |
| | 2.3.8. Consultation | | | | |
| | 2.3.9. Single patient | | | Only one patient treated by p-EMS during the mission | |
| | 2.3.10. Multiple patients | | | More than one patient treated by p-EMS during the mission | |
| | | 2.3.11. Other | | | | |
2.4. | Dispatch criteria | Categorical | | | Check box | Medical reason for dispatch | For each mission |
| | 2.4.1. Medical | | | | |
| | 2.4.2. Trauma | | | | |
| | 2.4.3. Neurologic | | | | |
| | 2.4.4. Obstetric | | | | |
| | 2.4.5. Burn | | | | |
| | 2.4.6. Other | | | | |
2.5. | Activation type | Categorical | | | Bullet list | | For each mission |
| | 2.5.1. Primary mission | | | | |
| | | 2.5.1.1. Initiated by dispatch centre | | | |
| | | 2.5.1.2. Requested dispatch from other units | | | |
| | | 2.5.1.3. Other | | | |
| Categorical | 2.5.2. Inter-hospital transfer mission | | | | |
| | | 2.5.2.1. Physician-staffed unit used because of level of treatment during transport | | | |
| | | 2.5.2.2. Physician-staffed unit used because of speed of transport | | | |
| | | 2.5.2.3. Both above | | | |
| | | 2.5.2.4. Other | | | |
2.6. | Mode of transportation to scene | Categorical | | | Bullet list | Main type of vehicle used to get p-EMS to the scene | For each mission |
| | 2.6.1. Rapid response car | | | Regular car, no stretcher | |
| | 2.6.2. Regular ambulance | | | Car with stretcher | |
| | 2.6.3. Rotor Wing | | | | |
| | 2.6.4. Fixed Wing | | | | |
| | 2.6.5. Boat staffed with physician | | | | |
| | 2.6.6. Other | | | | |
2.7. | Mode of transportation from scene | Categorical | | | Bullet list | Main type of vehicle used to transport the patient to definitive care | For each mission |
| | 2.7.1. Rapid response car | | | | |
| | 2.7.2. Regular ambulance staffed with physician | | | Physician is part of the ambulance crew on a regular basis | |
| | 2.7.3. Regular ambulance with physician attending | | | Ambulance crew normally without a physician, physician is attending because of patient need | |
| | 2.7.4. Patient transported in ambulance without physician | | | | |
| | 2.7.5. Rotor wing | | | | |
| | 2.7.6. Fixed wing | | | | |
| | 2.7.7. Boat staffed with physician | | | | |
| | 2.7.8. Patient not transported due to no indication | | | | |
| | 2.7.9. Patient not transported due to patient refusal | | | | |
| | 2.7.10. Patient dead and not transported | | | | |
| | 2.7.11. Other | | | | |
2.8. | Result of dispatch | | | | Bullet list | Dispatch means unit alarmed for mission or request/advice/supervision | For each mission |
| Categorical | 2.8.1. Patient attended | | | P-EMS attended the patient | |
| | | 2.8.1.1. Transported with physician escort | | | |
| | | 2.8.1.2. Transported without physician escort | | | |
| | | 2.8.1.3. Discharged on-scene | | Patient not transported | |
| | | 2.8.1.4. Pronounced dead on scene | | | |
| Categorical | 2.8.2. Patient not attended | | | P-EMS did not attend the patient. The main reason why mission is aborted or refused | For each mission |
| | | 2.8.2.1. Weather | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.2. Technical reasons | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.3. Other mission (concurrency) | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.4. Alternative tasking | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.5. Mission refused due to duty time limitations | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.6. Fatigue | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.7. Not needed | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.8. No time benefit | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.9. Patient has left scene (before arrival of unit) | | | |
| | | 2.8.2.10. Mission taken over by another p-EMS | | | |
2.9. | Trauma mechanism | Categorical | | | Bullet list | The Utstein Trauma template. The mechanism (or external factor) that caused the injury event | For each mission |
| | 2.9.1. Not trauma | | | | |
| | 2.9.2. Blunt trauma | | | | |
| | | 2.9.2.1. Traffic - motor vehicle injury | | Car, pickup, truck, van, heavy transport vehicle, bus | |
| | | 2.9.2.2. Traffic - motorbike | | | |
| | | 2.9.2.3. Traffic - bicycle | | | |
| | | 2.9.2.4. Traffic - pedestrian | | | |
| | | 2.9.2.5. Traffic - other | | Ship, airplane, railway train | |
| | | 2.9.2.6. Fall from same level | | Low energy fall. From the persons height or less | |
| | | 2.9.2.7. Fall from higher level | | High energy fall. From more than the persons height | |
| | | 2.9.2.8. Struck or hit by blunt object | | Tree, tree branch, bar, stone, human body part, metal, other | |
| | | 2.9.2.9. Explosives | | Blast injuries | |
| | | 2.9.2.10 Other | | | |
| | | 2.9.2.11. Unknown | | | |
| | 2.9.3. Penetrating trauma | | | | |
| | | 2.9.3.1. Stabbed by pointed or sharp object | | Knife, sword, dagger or other | |
| | | 2.9.3.2. Gun | | By handgun, shotgun, rifle, or another firearm of any dimension | |
| | | 2.9.3.3. Other | | | |
| | 2.9.4. Unknown | | | Unknown trauma mechanism | |
2.10. | Specialty of the attending physician | Categorical | | | Check box | The pre-hospital physician attending patient on scene | For each mission |
| | 2.10.1. Anaesthesiology | | | | |
| | 2.10.2. Emergency medicine | | | | |
| | 2.10.3. Intensive care | | | | |
| | 2.10.4. Surgery | | | | |
| | 2.10.5. Internal medicine | | | | |
| | 2.10.6. Other | | | | |
2.11. | NACA score | Categorical | | | Bullet list | NACA 0–7 | For each mission |
| | 2.11.1. NACA 0 | | | | |
| | 2.11.2. NACA 1 | | | | |
| | 2.11.3. NACA 2 | | | | |
| | 2.11.4. NACA 3 | | | | |
| | 2.11.5. NACA 4 | | | | |
| | 2.11.6. NACA 5 | | | | |
| | 2.11.7. NACA 6 | | | | |
| | 2.11.8. NACA 7 | | | | |
| | 2.11.9. NACA score unknown | | | | |
2.12. | Where patient is delivered | Categorical | | | Bullet list | Where physician-staffed unit delivers patient | For each mission |
| | 2.12.1. Major Trauma Centre/Definitive care centre | | | Hospital where all definitive treatment is available (to the particular patient) | |
| | 2.12.2. Local hospital | | | Hospital where all definitive treatment is not available (to the particular patient) | |
| | 2.12.3. Other health care facility | | | Facility not defined as hospital | |