EMS non-conveyance: A safe practice to decrease ED crowding or a threat to patient safety?

Jani PaulinJouni KurolaMari KoivistoTimo Iirola

Published in: BMC emergency medicine (2021)

Four in five non-conveyed patients did not have any re-contact in follow-up period. EMS non-conveyance seems to be a relatively safe method of focusing ED resources and avoiding ED crowding.

Keyphrases

patient safety
emergency department
quality improvement
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
primary care
healthcare
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
patient reported