Rapid reorganization of the Milan metropolitan public safety answering point operations during the initial phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy.
Francesco MarrazzoStefano SpinaPaul E PepeAnnapaola D'AmbrosioFilippo BernasconiPaola ManzoniCarmela GraciCristina FrigerioMarco SacchiRiccardo StucchiMario TeruzziSara BaraldiFederica LovisariThomas LangerAlessandra SforzaMaurizio MigliariGiuseppe SechiFabio SangalliRoberto Fumagallinull nullPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2020)
With sudden escalating EMS call volumes, rapid reorganization of dispatch operations using tailored algorithms and specially assigned personnel can protect EMS system resources by optimizing patient dispositions, controlling ambulance allocations and mitigating hospital impact. Prudent population-based disaster planning should strongly consider pre-establishing similar highly coordinated medical taskforce contingencies.