• Ugeskrift for laeger · Feb 1999

    [Misuse of emergency ambulance services].

    • D S Krum-Møller, T B Hansen, and R Thyregaard.
    • Holstebro Centralsygehus, ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling.
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 1999 Feb 8;161(6):797-9.

    AbstractThe aim of the study was to investigate the incidence of misuse of ambulance emergency services for minor injuries in a defined area and population. Case records concerning all patients (2708) treated in the period 19.02-13.06.96 at the A&E departments at Holstebro and Herning Central Hospitals were reviewed. The following factors were predictive of use of ambulance for transportation to the A&E department in minor injuries: Traffic accident, age 18-25 years and injuries to head and back. Approximately 50% of all patients transported by ambulance emergency were estimated to have been able to be treated by general practitioners instead. In conclusion, although a certain amount of misuse of ambulance emergency services among patients treated for minor injuries were identified, the incidence of misuse was not more than 1.5/day in a population of appr. 200.000.

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