Lack of CT scanner in a rural emergency department increases inter-facility transfers: a pilot study

Lack of CT scanner in a rural emergency department increases inter-facility transfers: a pilot study

Abstract Objective Rural emergency departments (EDs) are an important gateway to care for the 20% of Canadians who reside in rural areas. Less than 15% of Canadian rural EDs have access to a computed tomography (CT) scanner. We hypothesized that a significant proportion of inter-facility transfers f...

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Main Authors: Catherine Bergeron, Richard Fleet, Fatoumata Korika Tounkara, Isabelle Lavallée-Bourget, Catherine Turgeon-Pelchat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Emergency department
Rural
Computed tomography
Inter-facility transfer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-3071-1

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