Initial assessment, level of care and outcome among children who were seen by emergency medical services: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background The assessment of children in the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is infrequent representing 5.4% of the patients in an urban area in the western part of Sweden. In Sweden, patients are assessed on scene by an EMS nurse whom independently decides on interventions and level of car...

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Main Authors: Carl Magnusson, Johan Herlitz, Thomas Karlsson, Christer Axelsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-018-0560-8