Using machine learning to predict subsequent events after EMS non-conveyance decisions [PDF]
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2022 Background Predictors of subsequent events after Emergency Medical Services (EMS) non-conveyance decisions are still unclear, though patient safety is the priority in prehospital emergency care.
Jani Paulin +8 more
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Epidemiological Determinants of Patient Non-Conveyance to the Hospital in an Emergency Medical Service Environment [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023 Background: The increasing prevalence of comorbidities worldwide has spurred the need for time-effective pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS). Some pre-hospital emergency calls requesting EMS result in patient non-conveyance. Decisions for non-conveyance are sometimes driven by the patient or the clinician, which may jeopardize the patients ...
Padarath Gangaram +2 more
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Non-conveyance in the ambulance service: a population-based cohort study in Stockholm, Sweden [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives Non-conveyed patients represent a significant proportion of all patients cared for by ambulance services in the western world. However, scientific knowledge on non-conveyance is sparse.
Veronica Lindström +4 more
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A patient-safety and professional perspective on non-conveyance in ambulance care: a systematic review [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2017 Background This systematic review aimed to describe non-conveyance in ambulance care from patient-safety and ambulance professional perspectives. The review specifically focussed at describing (1) ambulance non-conveyance rates, (2) characteristics of ...
Remco H.A. Ebben +7 more
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An analysis of ambulance re-contacts after non-conveyance: a retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineBackground Non-conveyance is an increasing part of ambulance care and has to be safe. One of the indicators to measure safety is an ambulance re-contact within 72 h. However, solely measuring the percentage of re-contacts has limited validity as it lacks
Susanne E. de Loor +7 more
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EMS non-conveyance: A safe practice to decrease ED crowding or a threat to patient safety? [PDF]
BMC Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background The safety of the Emergency Medical Service’s (EMS’s) non-conveyance decision was evaluated by EMS re-contacts, primary health care or emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalization within 48 h.
Jani Paulin +3 more
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Factors influencing non-conveyance care encounters in the ambulance service, registered nurses experiences - a qualitative study [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground There is a notable variation in the percentage of non-conveyed patients within the ambulance service. Discharging patients at the scene includes a risk of adverse events, and both patients and ambulance clinicians experience the complexity of ...
L. Granlund +2 more
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An analysis of characteristics and associated factors for re-contacts after EMS non-conveyance: a retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency MedicineBackground Non-conveyed patients are a significant population within ambulance care. To gain insight in patient safety for this population, ambulance re-contacts within 72 h are monitored.
Renate F. Speijers +5 more
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Understanding variation in ambulance service non-conveyance rates: a mixed methods study
Health Services and Delivery Research, 2018 Background: In England in 2015/16, ambulance services responded to nearly 11 million calls. Ambulance Quality Indicators show that half of the patients receiving a response by telephone or face to face were not conveyed to an emergency department.
Alicia O’Cathain +13 more
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The variables predictive of ambulance non-conveyance of patients in the Western Cape, South Africa. [PDF]
Afr J Emerg Med, 2023 Emergency medical service (EMS) resources are limited and should be reserved for incidents of appropriate acuity. Over-triage in dispatching of EMS resources is a global problem. Analysing patients that are not transported to hospital is valuable in contributing to decision-making models/algorithms to better inform dispatching of resources.
Binks F, Hardy A, Wallis LA, Stassen W.
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