Reducing 9-1-1 emergency medical service calls by implementing a community paramedicine program for vulnerable older adults in public housing in Canada: A multi-site cluster randomized controlled trial.

CONCLUSIONS: CP@clinic showed a significant decrease in EMS calls, decrease in BP, and improvement in QALYs among older adults in subsidizing public housing, suggesting this simple program should be replicated in other communities with public housing. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov, Registration no. NCT02152891. PMID: 30624150 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30624150?dopt=Abstract

Source: Prehospital Emergency Care - January 11, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Prehosp Emerg Care Source Type: research