Ambulance deployment without transport: a retrospective difference analysis for the description of emergency interventions without patient transport in Bavaria

Ambulance deployment without transport: a retrospective difference analysis for the description of emergency interventions without patient transport in Bavaria

Abstract Background Not all patients who call the ambulance service are subsequently transported to hospital. In 2018, a quarter of deployments of an emergency ambulance in Bavaria were not followed by patient transport. This study describes factors that influence patient transport rates. Method Thi...

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Main Authors: Florian Dax, Heiko Trentzsch, Marc Lazarovici, Kathrin Hegenberg, Katharina Kneißl, Florian Hoffmann, Stephan Prückner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Patient transport
Integrated dispatch centre
Ambulance service
Emergency call
Reason for call
Prehospital emergency care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01159-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01159-w

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