ArticleSaudi medical journal2016
Epidemiology of non-transported emergency medical services calls in Saudi Arabia.
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- Increased Emergency Calls during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: A National Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Disparities between Rural and Urban Areas of the Central Region of Saudi Arabia in the Utilization and Time-Centeredness of Emergency Medical Services.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Relationship Between Nonconveyed Cases and On-Scene Time Intervals for Emergency Medical Services.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2020Article
- Emergency medicine in Saudi Arabia: a century of progress and a bright vision for the future.International journal of emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Characteristics of non-conveyance ambulance runs: A retrospective study in the Netherlands.World journal of emergency medicine · 2019Article
- Risk factors related to unnecessary emergency medical services transport for pediatric patients.The Journal of international medical research · 2019Article
- Why do ambulance services have different non-transport rates? A national cross sectional study.PloS one · 2018Article
- A profile of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in Northern Emirates, United Arab Emirates.Saudi medical journal · 2017Article
- Epidemiology of non-transported emergency medical services calls in Saudi Arabia.Saudi medical journal · 2016Article
- National Characteristics of Non-Transported Children by Emergency Medical Services in the United States.Prehospital emergency careArticle
- Nontransported Cases after Emergency Medical Service Callout in the Rural and Urban Areas of the Riyadh Region.Saudi journal of medicine & medical sciencesArticle
- Association between the mode of transport and in-hospital medical complications in trauma patients: findings from a level-I trauma center in Saudi Arabia.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the epidemiology of non- transported emergency medical services (EMS) calls within the EMS system at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to identify factors that contributes to non-transport of patients by EMS provider, and to recommend suggestions for reduction in number of non-transported calls.
methodsRetrospective analysis of 1390 patient care reports (PCR) of non-transported cases responded to, and documented by the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) emergency medical technicians (EMTs). All PCRs of non-transported cases from 10 EMS stations, in 3 consecutive months were examined. The SRCA EMTs management in Riyadh allocated all non-transported PCRs for 3 months (March-May 2014). Constructive data that includes patients demographics, scene characteristics, trip and timing information, length of stay, clinical and assessment data, and physician contact, or presence status were extracted from those PCRs.
resultsTwenty-five percent of calls made during the study period were reported as non-transported calls. Seventy percent of non-transported calls were related to refusal by patient. Approximately 22.4% of non-transported calls were canceled by dispatch. Approximately 50% of non-transported patient were in the young age group (16-30 years). In 26% of non-transported calls, the field time was restricted to 15 minutes.
conclusionMore than half of the non-transported emergency calls were reported as refused by patient/relative, while approximately one quarter were reported as cancelled calls.
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