Outcomes and emergency medical services resource utilization among patients with syncope arriving to the emergency department by ambulance.
Lawrence YauMuhammad A MukarramSoo-Min KimKirtana ArcotKednapa ThavornIan G StiellMonica TaljaardBrian H RoweMarco L A SivilottiVenkatesh ThiruganasambandamoorthyPublished in: CJEM (2018)
About 40% of patients transported to the ED by ambulance are at low risk and may not benefit from paramedic care or transport to a hospital. A robust clinical decision tool would help identify patients safe for treat-and-release, diversion to alternative care, or rapid offload into low-acuity ED areas, potentially reducing EMS workload and cost.
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