SynthesisBMC emergency medicine2021
Driving the ambulance: an essential component of emergency medical services: an integrative review.
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- Unsafe commute driving behaviour among healthcare workers: a combined scoping review and concept analysis.Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju · 2025Article
- Competence expected from advanced-level paramedics by emergency medical services managers in Finland: a modified Delphi study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- The work system of prehospital medication administration: a qualitative mixed methods study with ambulance professionals.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Assessing the Severity of ODT and Factors Determinants of Late Arrival in Young Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2024Article
- Dynamic ambulance relocation: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Prehospital nursing students' experiences of patient safety culture in emergency medical services-A qualitative study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2023Article
- Community-based transport system in Shinyanga, Tanzania: A local innovation averting delays to access health care for maternal emergencies.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Prehospital emergency care patient satisfaction scale [PECPSS] for care provided by emergency medical teams: Scale development and validation.AIMS public health · 2023Article
- Driving Speeds in Urgent and Non-Urgent Ambulance Missions during Normal and Reduced Winter Speed Limit Periods-A Descriptive Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2022Article
- Urban-sub-urban-rural variation in the supply and demand of emergency medical services.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe transport of patients from one location to another is a fundamental part of emergency medical services. However, little interest has been shown in the actual driving of the ambulance. Therefore, this review aimed to investigate how the driving of the ambulance affects the patient and the medical care provided in an emergency medical situation.
methodsA systematic integrative review using both quantitative and qualitative designs based on 17 scientific papers published between 2011 and 2020 was conducted.
resultsAmbulance driving, both the actual speed, driving pattern, navigation, and communication between the driver and the patient, influenced both the patient's medical condition and the possibility of providing adequate care during the transport. The driving itself had an impact on prehospital time spent on the road, safety, comfort, and medical issues. The driver's health and ability to manage stress caused by traffic, time pressure, sirens, and disturbing moments also significantly influenced ambulance transport safety.
conclusionsThe driving of the ambulance had a potential effect on patient health, wellbeing, and safety. Therefore, driving should be considered an essential part of the medical care offered within emergency medical services, requiring specific skills and competence in both medicine, stress management, and risk approaches in addition to the technical skills of driving a vehicle. Further studies on the driving, environmental, and safety aspects of being transported in an ambulance are needed from a patient's perspective.
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