Clinician and Caregiver Determinations of Acuity for Children Transported by Emergency Medical Services: A Prospective Observational Study

• Published in: Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 343 - 352
• Main Authors: Ward, Caleb E., Badolato, Gia M., Taylor, Michael F., Brown, Kathleen M., Simpson, Joelle N., Chamberlain, James M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Caregivers; Child; Emergency; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Prospective Studies; Triage - methods

Many Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies have developed alternative disposition processes for patients with nonemergency problems, but there is a lack of evidence demonstrating EMS clinicians can accurately determine acuity in pediatric patients. Our study objective was to determine EMS and ot...