Maternal and child health journal
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Matern Child Health J · Nov 2006
Medically unnecessary emergency medical services (EMS) transports among children ages 0 to 17 years.
Estimate the prevalence of medically unnecessary Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transports among children. ⋯ The proportion of EMS transports which may be medically unnecessary is relatively modest compared to previous studies. However, many questions remain for future research. Further investigation should include examination of primary care availability and occurrence of unnecessary EMS use, existence of race-based disparities, and transports involving conduct disturbance and other behavioral conditions among children.