Journal article
Increased demand for paramedic transports to the emergency department in Ontario, Canada: a population-level descriptive study from 2010 to 2019
Abstract
PurposeWe examined changes in annual paramedic transport incidence over the ten years prior to COVID-19 in comparison to increases in population growth and emergency department (ED) visitation by walk-in.MethodsWe conducted a population-level cohort study using the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019 in Ontario, Canada. We included all patients triaged in the ED who arrived by either paramedic …
Authors
Strum RP; Drennan IR; Mowbray FI; Mondoux S; Worster A; Babe G; Costa AP
Journal
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol. 24, No. 7, pp. 742–750
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
November 2022
DOI
10.1007/s43678-022-00363-4
ISSN
1481-8035