Changing role of EMS -analyses of non-conveyed and conveyed patients in Finland.
Jani PaulinJouni KurolaSanna SalanteräHans MoenNischal GuragainMari KoivistoNiina KäyhköVenla AaltonenTimo IirolaPublished in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2020)
The role of EMS might be changing. This warrants to redesign the chain-of-survival in EMS to include not only high-risk patient groups but also non-critical and general acute patients with non-specific reasons for care. Assessment and on-scene treatment without conveyance can be called the "stretched arm of the emergency department", but should be planned carefully to ensure patient safety.
Keyphrases
- patient safety
- emergency department
- quality improvement
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- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
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- chronic kidney disease
- emergency medical
- liver failure
- case report
- prognostic factors
- respiratory failure
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- hepatitis b virus
- combination therapy
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