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Table 3 Selection of quality requirements

From: Improving the quality of emergency medicine care by developing a quality requirement framework: a study from The Netherlands

Requirement

Differentiation: 100% compliance found?

Feasible to implement within 1 year?

Triage system available and trained personnel that can conduct proper triage

Yes

n/a

Trained personnel available 24/7 physicians: Advanced Life Support, ABCDE, Advanced Trauma Life Support or in hospital training program

No

Yes

Trained personnel available 24/7 Nurses: Trauma Nursing Core Course, Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course or in hospital training program

No

Yes

Facilities (X-ray, echo, ECG, resuscitation equipment, direct lab availability)

Yes

n/a

Supervision of medical specialist 24/7 available and formalized in consent

Yes

n/a