Unnecessary Emergency Medical Services Transports of Geriatric Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in South Korea

Summary: Background: This study investigated unnecessary emergency medical services (EMS) transports by comparing geriatric patients treated and not treated at the emergency department (ED) after EMS transports, and factors associated with lack of treatment at the ED of geriatric patients after EMS...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jung Sung Hwang, Sun Hyu Kim, Christine Van Dillen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816302034