Ridesharing as an Alternative to Ambulance Transport for Voluntary Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department
Introduction: Emergency department (ED) crowding is a growing problem. Psychiatric patients have long ED lengths of stay awaiting placement and transportation to a psychiatric facility after disposition. Methods: Retrospective analysis of length of ED stay after disposition for voluntary psychiatric...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2020-04-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/26q198rn |