36 Not transporting all paediatric out-of-hospital setting patients by ambulance seems to be safe
Conclusion
Transporting selectively those paediatric patients by ambulance, who need transportation the most, appears to be safe in the light of this dataset.
Reference
Finnish Official Statistics – Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestörakenne [verkkojulkaisu]. ISSN=1797-5379. Helsinki: Tilastokeskus [Internet]. [cited 2017 Jan 15]. Available from: http://www.stat.fi/til/vaerak/tau.html
Conflict of interest
None declared.
Funding
Helsinki University Central Hospital, The Finnish Society of Anaesthesiologists
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: Oulasvirta, J., Harve-Rytsälä, H., Kuisma, M. Source Type: research
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