Background This systematic review aimed to describe non-conveyance in ambulance care
from patient-safety and ambulance professional perspectives. The review specifically …

Background The role of ambulance services is shifting, due in part to more intermediate, non-
urgent patients who do not require direct emergency department conveyance, yet who …

Background The triage of patients in prehospital care is a difficult task, and improved risk
assessment tools are needed both at the dispatch center and on the ambulance to …

Background In England in 2015/16, ambulance services responded to nearly 11 million
calls. Ambulance Quality Indicators show that half of the patients receiving a response by …

Delays in seeking emergency care stemming from patient reluctance may explain the rise in
cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and associated poor health outcomes during the …

Objectives Non-conveyed patients represent a significant proportion of all patients cared for
by ambulance services in the western world. However, scientific knowledge on non …

Objectives To combat overcrowding in emergency departments, ambulance clinicians (ACs)
are being encouraged to make on-site assessments regarding patients' need for …

Aims and objectives To explore ambulance nurses'(AN s) experiences of non‐conveying
patients to alternate levels of care. Background Increases in ambulance utilisation and in the …

Design This study had a retrospective, observational design. The study is reported using the
STROBE-statement.[14] In concordance with Dutch legislation, no approval of a medical …

Background Not all patients where an ambulance is dispatched are conveyed to an
emergency department. Although non-conveyance is a substantial part of ambulance care …