Ambulance diversion and its use as an ED overcrowding mitigation strategy: Does it work? A scoping review
Abstract Objective Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a worldwide issue with significant negative consequences, including increased patient mortality. Ambulance diversion (AD) is sometimes used as an intervention to momentarily relieve overcrowded EDs, however, jury is still out about the neg...
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| Main Authors: | Jin Han Malcolm Ong, Bernard J. W. Lim, Muhammad Ariffin B. M. Zahrin, Isaac J. S. Yong, Luke L. L. Tan, Ren Hao Desmond Mao, Marcus E. H. Ong, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-025-00933-0 |
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