Table 1 Collected research themes and special interest groups

A) Airway and breathing

 Clearing the airway^A,B,C,D

 Ventilation (e.g. use of mask, balloon) ^A,B,C,D

 Auscultation^A,B,C,D

 Oxygen administration^A,B,C,D

 Medicinal intervention in COPD^A,B,C,D

 Treatment of hyperventilation^A,B,C,D

B) Circulation and Cardiology

 Resuscitation^A,B,C,D

 Diagnosis and treatment of acute cardiac complaints^A,B,C,D

 Acute myocardial infarction (STEMI/ non STEMI) ^A,B,C,D

 Ultrasound^A,B,C,D

 Transfusion^A,B,C,D

 Shock therapy^A,B,C,D

C) Neurology and Anesthesiology

 Pain (registration/treatment) ^A,B,C,D

 Recognition acute neurologic disorders^A,B,C,D

 CVA^A,B,C,D

 Intoxication (alcohol/drugs/medication) ^A,B,C,D

 Neurologic examination (Glasgow Coma Scale) ^A,B,C,D

 (Unintentional) cooling/hypothermia^A,B,C,D

D) Traumatology

 Immobilisation^A,B,C,D

 Trauma care^A,B,C,D

E) Internal medicine

 Acute abdominal complaints^A,B,C,D

 Screening and treatment of sepsis^A,B,C,D

 Diabetes^A,B,C,D

 Allergic reactions/ anaphylaxis^A,B,C,D

F) Psychiatry

 Dealing with/treatment of confused behaviour^A,B,C,D

G) Gynaecology and Obstetrics

 Child birth/partus^A,B,C,D

 Postpartum bleeding/ hemorrhage ^A,B,C,D

H) Organization of care

 Mobile care consultation/ non-conveyance ^A,B,C,D

 Care stratification (Advanced life support, complexity, transports) ^A,B,C,D

 Differentiation in functions^A,B,C,D

 Cost-effectiveness (diagnostics, treatment and organization of care) ^A,B,C,D

 E-Health^A,B,C,D

 Triage and urgency clasification^A,B,C,D

 First responders (police, firemen, civilians) ^A,B,C,D

 'Rapid responders'^A,B,C,D

 Deployment of HEMS^A,B,C,D

 Deployment/ availability of ambulances^A,B,C,D Mass-casualty incident management^A,B,C,D

I) The chain of emergency care

 Registration and exchange of patient data within the chain of emergency care^A,B,C,D

 Care coordination^A,B,C,D

 Interprofessional collaboration^A,B,C,D

 Collaboration with partners outside the healthcare domain (e.g. police, fire brigade) ^A,B,C,D

 Feedback/ evaluation of collaboration^A,B,C,D

J) Measuring quality of care

 Patient safety^A,B,C,D

 Protocols (development, implementation and adherence) ^A,B,C,D

 Patient perspective and satisfaction^A,B,C,D

 'Scoop and run'^A,B,C,D

 Registration and evaluation of time periods in ambulance deployment (response, treatment and transport time) ^A,B,C,D

K) Education/training of professionals

 Professional behaviour

 Competences (knowledge, skills and attitude) ^A,B,C,D

 Forms of training (e.g. simulation, case-based learning) ^A,B,C,D

 E-Learning^A,B,C,D

 Testing and examining^A,B,C,D

 Clinical decision-making and diagnostic protocols) ^A,B,C,D

L) Human resources

 Employee safety^A,B,C,D

 Vitality (physical and mental) and sustainable employability^A,B,C,D

 Ethics and spirituality^A,B,C,D

 Team climate/culture in EMS’s^A,B,C,D

 Recruitment, selection and retention of employees^A,B,C,D

Special Interest Groups

 Vulnerable elderly

 Children

 Patients with a migration background

 Homeless

 Patients in a terminal/palliative phase

 Low Literacy