Assessing non-conveyed patients in the ambulance service: a phenomenological interview study with Swedish ambulance clinicians

Objectives To combat overcrowding in emergency departments, ambulance clinicians (ACs) are being encouraged to make on-site assessments regarding patients’ need for conveyance to hospital, and this is creating new and challenging demands for ACs. This study aimed to describe ACs’ experiences of asse...

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Main Authors: Veronica Lindström, Jakob Lederman, Caroline Löfvenmark, Therese Djärv, Carina Elmqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/9/e030203.full
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