Mistriaged Advanced Life Support Patients in a Two-Tiered, Suburban Emergency Medical Services System
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Bucher, Joshua; Feldman, David; Joseph, Joselyn
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Introduction: Emergency medical services (EMS) systems exist to provide prehospital care in diverse environments throughout the world. Advanced Life Support (ALS) services can provide advanced care including 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), endotracheal intubation and parenteral medication administration. Basic Life Support (BLS) can provide basic care such as splinting, wound care and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. ALS can release patients to BLS for transport to the hospital, and this is an area of high risk. Our study examines patients who were triaged and admitted to a critical care location, including an intensive care unit (ICU), cardiac catheterization laboratory, or operating room (OR).
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2020
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health