Patent ID: 8494868

Claim:
A computer system for integrating an emergency medical dispatch system and a nurse triage system, comprising: an emergency medical dispatch system (EMDS) configured to receive health information collected by an EMDS operator and originating from an individual responding to one or more questions asked by the EMDS operator, the questions provided to the EMDS operator by the EMDS computer according to a pre-scripted protocol; and a nurse triage system (NTS) configured to receive health information collected by an NTS operator and originating from an individual responding to one or more questions asked by the NTS operator, the NTS comprising a test to determine if the received health information reflects an emergency situation; and an information interface system in communication with the EMDS and the NTS, wherein if the test of the NTS determines the received health information reflects an emergency situation said information interface system provides an automated interface between the EMDS and the NTS by automatically routing the health information received by the NTS to the EMDS to enable use of the health information by the EMDS and eliminate redundant collection of the received health information.