Emergency department interventions that could be conducted in subacute care settings for patients with nonemergent conditions transported by paramedics: a …
Background: As the number of patients with nonemergent conditions who are transported by
paramedics continues to increase in Ontario, redirecting specific patients to subacute …
paramedics continues to increase in Ontario, redirecting specific patients to subacute …
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 …
Identifying patient characteristics associated with potentially redirectable paramedic transported emergency department visits in Ontario, Canada: a population-based …
Objective Paramedic redirection from emergency department (ED) to subacute centres may
be more beneficial for some patients, though little is known about which patients are …
be more beneficial for some patients, though little is known about which patients are …
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 …
Which patients should be transported to the emergency department? A perpetual prehospital dilemma
H Tohira, D Fatovich, TA Williams… - Emergency Medicine …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the ability of paramedics to identify patients who could be managed in
the community and to identify predictors that could be used to accurately identify patients …
the community and to identify predictors that could be used to accurately identify patients …
Development of the PriCARE classification for potentially preventable emergency department visits by ambulance: a RAND/UCLA modified Delphi study protocol
Introduction Ontario ambulances are restricted from patient transportation to sub-acute
levels of care when these facilities may be more suitable than emergency departments for …
levels of care when these facilities may be more suitable than emergency departments for …
Decision-making processes when paramedics refer patients away from hospital: a scoping review.
K Sheffield, P O'Meara… - Irish Journal of …, 2016 - irishparamedicine.com
Background: Paramedic practice faces increasing service demand with decision-making
and referral pathways needing to change. Patients with low acuity clinical presentations do …
and referral pathways needing to change. Patients with low acuity clinical presentations do …
Characteristics and outcomes of patients assessed by paramedics and not transported to hospital: A pilot study
Introduction Patients seen by ambulance paramedics but not transported to hospital have
not previously been studied in Australia. The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the …
not previously been studied in Australia. The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the …
The hospital care and outcomes of long-term care patients treated by paramedics during an emergency call: exploring the potential impact of 'treat-and-refer'pathways …
S Leduc, G Wells… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Adults living in long-term care (LTC) are at increased risk of harm when
transferred to the emergency department (ED), and programs targeting treatment on-site are …
transferred to the emergency department (ED), and programs targeting treatment on-site are …
[HTML][HTML] Alternatives to direct emergency department conveyance of ambulance patients: a scoping review of the evidence
JM Blodgett, DJ Robertson, E Pennington… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The role of ambulance services is shifting, due in part to more intermediate, non-
urgent patients who do not require direct emergency department conveyance, yet who …
urgent patients who do not require direct emergency department conveyance, yet who …