Factors associated with EMS transport decisions for pediatric patients after motor vehicle collisions.

CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric patients were not transported after EMS responded to an MVC in approximately one-third of cases, and there was considerable variation in the rate of non-transports based on geographic region, provider level, and time of day. The majority of non-transports occurred because patients were discharged against medical advice or the patient/caregiver refused transport, which may indicate conflicting priorities between EMS providers and patients. PMID: 33119415 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research