[HTML][HTML] Increased demand for paramedic transports to the emergency department in Ontario, Canada: a population-level descriptive study from 2010 to 2019
Purpose We examined changes in annual paramedic transport incidence over the ten years
prior to COVID-19 in comparison to increases in population growth and emergency …
prior to COVID-19 in comparison to increases in population growth and emergency …
Validation of a classification to identify emergency department visits suitable for subacute and virtual care models: a randomised single-blinded agreement study …
Introduction Redirecting suitable patients from the emergency department (ED) to alternative
subacute settings may assist in reducing ED overcrowding while delivering equivalent care …
subacute settings may assist in reducing ED overcrowding while delivering equivalent care …
[HTML][HTML] Validating the Emergency Department Avoidability Classification (EDAC): A cluster randomized single-blinded agreement study
Introduction The Emergency Department Avoidability Classification (EDAC) retrospectively
classifies emergency department (ED) visits that could have been safely managed in …
classifies emergency department (ED) visits that could have been safely managed in …
[HTML][HTML] Prehospital prediction of hospital admission for emergent acuity patients transported by paramedics: A population-based cohort study using machine learning
Introduction The closest emergency department (ED) may not always be the optimal hospital
for certain stable high acuity patients if further distanced ED's can provide specialized care …
for certain stable high acuity patients if further distanced ED's can provide specialized care …
Inclusion of patient-level emergency department characteristics to classify potentially redirectable visits to subacute care: a modified Delphi consensus study
Background: Most patients transported by Ontario paramedics to the emergency department
have non-emergent conditions and may be more appropriately served by subacute …
have non-emergent conditions and may be more appropriately served by subacute …
Evaluating emergency department transfers from urgent care centres: insights for paramedic integration with subacute healthcare
Objective Paramedics redirecting non-emergent patients from emergency departments
(EDs) to urgent care centres is a new and forthcoming strategy to reduce overcrowding and …
(EDs) to urgent care centres is a new and forthcoming strategy to reduce overcrowding and …
[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Validation of a classification to identify emergency department visits suitable for subacute and virtual care models: a randomised single-blinded …
Objectives Our primary objective is to examine the agreement between the EDAC and ED
physician judgements in retrospectively identifying ED visits suitable for subacute care …
physician judgements in retrospectively identifying ED visits suitable for subacute care …
[HTML][HTML] The Safety INdEx of Prehospital On Scene Triage (SINEPOST) study: The development and validation of a risk prediction model to support ambulance clinical …
One of the main problems currently facing the delivery of safe and effective emergency care
is excess demand, which causes congestion at different time points in a patient's journey …
is excess demand, which causes congestion at different time points in a patient's journey …