Emergency department course of patients with asthma receiving initial emergency medical services care-Perspectives From the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey.

Alix Delamare FauvelLauren T SoutherlandAshish R PanchalCarlos A CamargoMatthew L HansenHenry E Wang

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2023)

Approximately 1 in 10 adult ED patients with asthma receive initial care by EMS. EMS asthma patients present to the ED with higher acuity, undergo more diagnostic testing in the ED, and are more likely to be admitted. Although limited in information regarding the prehospital course, these findings highlight the more severe illness of asthma patients transported by EMS and underscore the importance of EMS in emergency asthma care.

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