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

Introduction Evolution of ambulance service response models has resulted in significant
numbers of patients not being conveyed to Emergency Departments. Prior research has …

Background Crowding in the emergency department (ED) is a safety concern, and pathways
to bypass the ED have been introduced to reduce the time to definitive care. Conversely, a …

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 …

Background Prehospital emergency care has developed rapidly during the past decades.
The care is given in a complex context which makes prehospital care a potential high-risk …

Background Non-conveyed patients (ie patients who are not transported to a hospital after
being assessed by ambulance clinicians) represent a significantly increasing proportion of …

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: Emergency ambulance services do not transport all patients to hospital.
International literature reports non-transport rates ranging from 3.7–93.7%. In 2017, 38% of …

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 …