Factors associated with EMS transport decisions for pediatric patients after motor vehicle collisions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Prehospital non-transport events occur when emergency medicine service (EMS) providers respond to a scene, but the patient is ultimately not transported to a hospital for evaluation. The objective of this study was to determine the rate of non-transport of pediatric patients who were involved in a motor vehicle collision (MVC) and the factors associated with non-transport decisions.

Methods

We searched the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) database using ICD-10 mechanism of injury codes to identify cases in which EMS responded to a pediatric occupant (age < 18 years) who had been involved in an MVC. We excluded interfacility transports, scene assists, deaths at the scene, and collisions that occurred outside the US. The outcome of inte

SUBMITTER: Hartka T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8081732 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature