The use of emergency medical services for palliative situations in Western Cape Province, South Africa: A retrospective, descriptive analysis of patient records

CONCLUSION: EMS in SA frequently encounter palliative situations for symptoms that may be managed within their scope of practice. Consequently, it appears that EMS have an important role to fulfil in the care of patients with palliative needs. Integrating EMS and palliative care may result in improved palliative care provision and, therefore, EMS and palliative care integration would be beneficial in SA.PMID:38525628 | DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i11.1136
Source: South African Medical Journal - Category: African Health Authors: Source Type: research