5 Mental health-related presentations to emergency medical services in victoria, australia

Conclusion For mental health-related cases, EMS were predominantly utilised as a transport mechanism rather than for active medical intervention. The role of alternative services in provision of care for mental health patients requires further investigation. Conflict of interest None declared. Funding None declared.

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Source: BMJ Open - May 21, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Andrew, E., Roggenkamp, R., Nehme, Z., Cox, S., Smith, K. Source Type: research