Reasons for bias in ambulance clinicians’ assessments of non-conveyed patients: a mixed-methods study

Abstract Background The number of ambulance assignments and the influx of patients to the emergency departments (EDs) in Sweden have increased in recent years. This is one reason the protocol for prehospital emergency care was developed around referring patients for non-conveyance, either through th...

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Main Authors: Helena Johansson, Kristin Lundgren, Magnus Andersson Hagiwara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-022-00630-8