Reasons for bias in ambulance clinicians' assessments of non-conveyed patients: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of ambulance assignments and the influx of patients to the emergency departments (EDs) in Sweden have increased in recent years. This is one reason the protocol for prehospital emergency care was developed around referring patients for non-conveyance, either through the see-and-convey elsewhere approach or through the see-and-treat approach. However, this protocol has led to challenges in patient assessments. This study aimed to investigate the underlying causes of patient harm among those referred for the see-and-treat approach by the emergency medical services.

Methods

This three-phase study involved a mixed-methods design. Cases of injuries, internal investigations and incident analyses of referrals for the see-and-treat approach in two regions in so

SUBMITTER: Johansson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9074185 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature