Abstract Background Globally, emergency departments (EDs) are overcrowded and unable
to meet an ever-increasing demand for care. The aim of this study is to comprehensively …

Background The safety of the Emergency Medical Service's (EMS's) non-conveyance
decision was evaluated by EMS re-contacts, primary health care or emergency department …

Abstract Background Community Paramedicine is a model of care which is effective and
accepted by health professionals and the community. Community paramedicine delivers low …

In emergency medical services (EMS), the clinical reasoning (CR) of registered nurses
(RNs) working in ambulance care plays an important role in providing care and treatment …

Understanding patient experience is associated with quality, safe, and effective healthcare.
However, there is a scarcity of knowledge explaining how patients experience non …

Background The decision to not convey patients has become common in emergency
medical services worldwide. A substantial proportion (12–51%) of the patients seen by …

Ambulance services around the world are increasingly attending to calls for non-emergency
conditions. These lower-acuity conditions do not always require patients to be transported to …

In den Rettungsdienstgesetzen der Länder beschränken sich die Ausführungen bislang im
Wesentlichen auf die Durchführung von Maßnahmen zum Erhalt der Gesundheit von …

Background many patients brought to emergency departments (EDs) following an
emergency medical services (EMS) call have non-urgent needs that could be treated …

Background Research examining paramedic care of back pain is limited. Objective To
describe ambulance service use and usual paramedic care for back pain, the effectiveness …