Deaths among ambulance patients released from the emergency department within the first 24 hours with non-specific diagnoses – expected or not?

Emergency patients are frequently assigned non-specific diagnoses. Non-specific diagnoses describe observations or symptoms and are found in chapters R and Z of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition (ICD-10). Patients with such diagnoses have relatively low mortality, but due to patient volume, the absolute number of deaths is substantial. However, information on cause of short-term mortality is limited.
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Selected Topics: Prehospital Care Source Type: research