Is it Appropriate for Patients to be Discharged at the Scene by Paramedics?

BACKGROUND: Outcomes of patients who are discharged at the scene by paramedics are not fully understood. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to describe the risk of re-presentation and/or death in prehospital patients discharged at the scene. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using linked ambulance...

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Main Authors: Tohira, Hideo, Fatovich, D., Williams, T., Bremner, A., Arendts, G., Rogers, I., Celenza, A., Mountain, D., Cameron, P., Sprivulis, P., Ahern, T., Finn, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3446