Development of indicators for avoidable emergency medical service calls by mapping paramedic clinical impression codes to ambulatory care sensitive conditions and mental health conditions in the UK and Canada

Objective Paramedic assessment data have not been used for research on avoidable calls. Paramedic impression codes are designated by paramedics on responding to a 911/999 medical emergency after an assessment of the presenting condition. Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are non-acute hea...

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Main Authors: Kamlesh Khunti, Robert Spaight, Niro Siriwardena, Gina Agarwal, Graham Law, Melissa Pirrie, Ricardo Angeles, Mark Gussy, Brent McLeod, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Gregory Whitley, Bartholomew Hill, Richard Ferron, Harriet Moore, Gregory Adam Whitley, Iwona Bielska, Jasdeep Brar, Rhiannon Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-12-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/12/e073520.full
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