Emergency Medical Services Bypass of the Closest Facility for Pediatric Patients.

CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals a high rate of pediatric bypass for non-trauma patients in three diverse EMS agencies. Bypass results in increased EMS resource utilization through longer transport time and distance. For non-trauma pediatric patients for whom there is little destination guidance, further work is required to determine bypass' effects on patient outcomes. PMID: 30620630 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30620630?dopt=Abstract

Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - January 9, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research

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