Are they really refusing to travel? A qualitative study of prehospital records

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Refusal by the patient to travel after calling an emergency ambulance may lead to a preventable waste of scarce resources if it can be shown that an alternative more appropriate response could be employed. A greater understanding is...

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Main Authors: Christopher Sarah, Briggs Maureen, Spaight Anne, Middlemass Jo, Dyas Jane V, Shaw Deborah, Siriwardena A Niroshan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-09-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/6/8