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8476449

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-25
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this report is to determine the reliability and sensibility of the currently available prehospital rating scales by a prospective evaluation of ambulance call reports using generalizability methodology. Sequential samples of emergency call data from the Hamilton Base Hospital Paramedic program database were used to sample calls randomly for a two-phase study. Phase I and II used blinded ambulance call report forms presented to six rates during three sessions in each phase. Generalizability (reliability) coefficients were then generated to determine the degree of reliability for the scales in both phases of the study. The generalizability coefficients for all scales are substantial or excellent using the standards commonly applied to agreement statistics. The conclusion of the study is that all ambulance officers can use the prehospital scales reliably. The reliability of these general measures is one of the parameters that will allow us to evaluate where basic and advanced prehospital care have an impact on overall patient outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0735-6757
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
115-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Reliability of prehospital rating scales for case severity and status change.
pubmed:affiliation
Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton Base Hospital Program, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't