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