[Assessment of the regional Emergency Medical Service of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia based on the Mattoni SSN Quality Indicators].

Objectives: The need for shared definitions and evidence based quality-indicators is widely perceived among Emergency Medical Services (EMS). In the region Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG), Italy, both an EMS and a data collection system were established several years ago, but a comprehensive assessment of their quality had never been attempted and is the purpose of this study.

Design: Analysis of data regarding EMS emergency activities in the period January - September 2009.