Transferring nursing home residents to emergency departments by emergency physician-staffed emergency medical services: missed opportunities to avoid inappropriate care?

Sabine E E Lemoyne Peter Van Bogaert Paul CalleKristien WoutersDennis DeblickHanne HerbotsK G Monsieurs

Published in: Acta clinica Belgica (2022)

Improved EMS dispatch centre-NH caller interaction, more involvement of GP's, higher availability of DNR orders and better communication between GPs/NHs and EP-EMS could prevent inappropriate interventions, futile prehospital aactions,and ED transfers.

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