Safety of a prehospital emergency medical services protocol for an alternative destination for pediatric behavioral emergencies in Alameda County

Abstract Background Pediatric patients with behavioral health emergencies (BHEs) are often transported to an emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS), despite having no physical medical complaints, to await psychiatric evaluation and treatment. This process leads to significant...

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Main Authors: Nicolaus W. Glomb, Tarak Trivedi, Jacqueline Grupp‐Phelan, David L. Schriger, Karl Sporer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12930