Objective To investigate the Australian general public\u27s perception of appropriate medical scenarios that warrants a call to an emergency ambulance. Methods An online survey asked participants to identify the likely medical treatment pathway they would take for 17 hypothetical medical scenarios. The number and type of non-emergency scenarios (n = 8) participants incorrectly suggested were appropriate to place a call for an emergency ambulance were calculated. Participants included Australian residents (aged \u3e18 years) who had never worked as an Australian registered medical doctor, nurse or paramedic. Results From a sample of 5264 participants, 40% suggested calling an emergency ambulance for a woman in routine labour was appropriat...
Executive Summary\ud Emergency health is a critical component of Australia’s health system and emerg...
Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and tr...
Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and tr...
Objective To investigate the Australian general public\u27s perception of appropriate medical scenar...
Introduction: Ambulance services are often utilised for low-acuity conditions. This study seeks to u...
Background: There are concerns about high levels of demand for emergency health services. The aim wa...
Background Emergency ambulance services are integral to providing a service for those with unplanne...
ObjectiveAmbulance-based secondary telephone triage systems have been established in ambulance servi...
Introduction: The demand for emergency health services (EHS), both in the prehospital (ambulance) an...
Objectives: The objective was to study the role and effect of patients' perceptions on reasons for u...
Objective Ambulance-based secondary telephone triage systems have been established in ambulance serv...
Free to read Objectives The objective was to study the role and effect of patients' perceptions on r...
Introduction: Determining the predictors of demand for emergency prehospital care can assist ambulan...
Increasing demand for emergency ambulances places a substantial burden on ambulance services. Many ...
Background Abuse of ambulance services is high, and there is concern among healthcare professionals ...
Executive Summary\ud Emergency health is a critical component of Australia’s health system and emerg...
Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and tr...
Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and tr...
Objective To investigate the Australian general public\u27s perception of appropriate medical scenar...
Introduction: Ambulance services are often utilised for low-acuity conditions. This study seeks to u...
Background: There are concerns about high levels of demand for emergency health services. The aim wa...
Background Emergency ambulance services are integral to providing a service for those with unplanne...
ObjectiveAmbulance-based secondary telephone triage systems have been established in ambulance servi...
Introduction: The demand for emergency health services (EHS), both in the prehospital (ambulance) an...
Objectives: The objective was to study the role and effect of patients' perceptions on reasons for u...
Objective Ambulance-based secondary telephone triage systems have been established in ambulance serv...
Free to read Objectives The objective was to study the role and effect of patients' perceptions on r...
Introduction: Determining the predictors of demand for emergency prehospital care can assist ambulan...
Increasing demand for emergency ambulances places a substantial burden on ambulance services. Many ...
Background Abuse of ambulance services is high, and there is concern among healthcare professionals ...
Executive Summary\ud Emergency health is a critical component of Australia’s health system and emerg...
Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and tr...
Objective: To investigate the potential impact for ambulance services of telephone assessment and tr...