Abstract
Objective
To propose a method for standardised data representation and demonstrate a technology
that makes it possible to translate data from device dependent formats to this standard
representation format.
Methods and results
Outcome statistics vary between emergency medical systems organising resuscitation
services. Such differences indicate a potential for improvement by identifying factors
affecting outcome, but data subject to analysis have to be comparable. Modern technology
for communicating information makes it possible to structure, store and transfer data
flexibly. Ontologies describe entities in the world and how they relate. Letting different
computer systems refer to the same ontology results in a common understanding on data
content. Information on therapy such as shock delivery, chest compressions and ventilation
should be defined and described in a standardised ontology to enable comparison and
combining data from diverse sources. By adding rules and logic data can be merged
and combined in new ways to produce new information. An example ontology is designed
to demonstrate the feasibility and value of such a standardised structure.
Conclusions
The proposed technology makes possible capturing and storing of data from different
devices in a structured and standardised format. Data can easily be transformed to
this standardised format, compared and combined independent of the original structure.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: March 02, 2009
Accepted:
December 12,
2008
Received in revised form:
December 9,
2008
Received:
September 15,
2008
Footnotes
*A Spanish translated version of the summary of this article appears as Appendix in the online version at doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.12.018.
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