The care of patients assessed as not in need of emergency ambulance care – Registered nurses’ lived experiences

The Emergency Medical Service (EMS) provides advanced medical care to out-of-hospital patients [1], within or in direct connection to an ambulance vehicle. In Sweden the assessment of patients ’ need of EMS is made by the medical dispatch centres, using three priority levels: 1) acute life threatening conditions or accidents, 2) acute but non life-threatening conditions, and 3) other conditions requiring advanced care where it is judged that a longer response time will not negatively in fluence the patient’s condition [2].
Source: International Emergency Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research