Prehospital COVID-19 patients discharged at the scene - an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency medical services (EMS) were the first point of contact for many COVID-19 patients during the pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the non-conveyance decision of a COVID-19 patient was more frequently associated with a new EMS call than direct ambulance transport to the hospital.

Methods

All confirmed COVID-19 patients with an EMS call within 14 days of symptom onset were included in the study. Patients were compared based on their prehospital transport decision (transport vs. non-conveyance). The primary endpoint was a new EMS call within 10 days leading to ambulance transport.

Results

A total of 1 286 patients met the study criteria; of these, 605 (47.0%) were male with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) age of 50.5 (SD 19.3)

SUBMITTER: Heinonen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10701921 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature