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2390158

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
Over a 1-month period all patients arriving in the accident and emergency department by ambulance following a '999' call were questioned using a standard proforma. They were assessed as to whether their medical condition warranted ambulance transfer. A number of social and practical points were analyzed to see whether they would identify any group of patients who used the emergency service without medical need. Overall 289 patients were questioned. Of these 178 (62%) were considered to have medically warranted an ambulance call whereas 111 (38%) did not. A number of features which were more likely to result in an unjustified call were identified. These would suggest that basic knowledge of first aid by the public is poor and should be improved.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0264-4924
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
The use and abuse of the emergency ambulance service: some of the factors affecting the decision whether to call an emergency ambulance.
pubmed:affiliation
Accident and Emergency Department, Countess of Chester Hospital, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article