Minimum data set harmonization in the management of cross-border Multi Casualty Incidents. Modified Delphi (VALKYRIES-H2020 project).

Navid Behzadi KoochnaiRaúl Muñoz RomoIgnacio Hernández PalenciaSergio López BernalCarmen Martin CurtoJosé Cabezas RodríguezAlmudena Castaño Reguillo

Published in: PloS one (2024)

This study documents the development of a MDS through consensus with a high degree of agreement among a group of experts of different nationalities working in different fields. All items in the MDS were digitally collected and forwarded in real time to the chain of command and control. This tool has demonstrated its validity in four large cross-border simulations involving more than eight countries and their emergency services.

Keyphrases

healthcare
public health
emergency department
patient safety
primary care
quality improvement
mental health
electronic health record
clinical practice