The Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS)® is used to triage 9-1-1 calls according to acuity, with certain coding receiving telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) for suspected out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, this may be challenging for those with drug poisoning emergencies, who may resemble OHCA. We sought to examine the performance of the system to correctly identify cases requiring T-CPR, specifically at overdose prevention services (OPS).
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