Non-conveyance in the ambulance service: a population-based cohort study in Stockholm, Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Non-conveyed patients represent a significant proportion of all patients cared for by ambulance services in the western world. However, scientific knowledge on non-conveyance is sparse. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of non-conveyance, investigate associations and compare patients' characteristics, drug administration, initial problems and vital signs between non-conveyed and conveyed patients.

Design

A population-based retrospective cohort study.

Setting

The study setting area, Stockholm, Sweden, has a population of 2.3 million inhabitants, with seven emergency hospitals. Annually, approximately 210 000 assignments are performed by 73 ambulances. All ambulance assignments performed from 1 January to 31 December 2015 were in

SUBMITTER: Lederman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7365423 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature