Feasibility of paramedic treatment and referral of minor illnesses and injuries.

摘要: Background. Approximately 40% of Hennepin County Medical Center's (HCMC's) ambulance runs are for minor medical conditions as defined by billing criteria [“ALS minor,” i.e., no advanced life support (ALS) procedures done in the field]. Current metropolitan guidelines mandate that all such patients must be transported to a hospital unless they refuse this service. It has been proposed some with could better served treatment field paramedics and referred clinic or early follow-up care. is approach would save costs improve paramedic availability more serious conditions. Objective. To evaluate feasibility safety implementing program identifying high-volume, low-complexity groupings cases. Such cases serve topics curriculum development training referral. Methods. Data were obtained from ambu...