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2016 ; 17
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Alternative Destination Transport? The Role of Paramedics in Optimal Use of the
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Neeki MM
; Dong F
; Avera L
; Than T
; Borger R
; Powell J
; Vaezazizi R
; Pitts R
West J Emerg Med
2016[Nov]; 17
(6
): 690-697
PMID27833674
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INTRODUCTION: Alternative destination transportation by emergency medical
services (EMS) is a subject of hot debate between those favoring all patients
being evaluated by an emergency physician (EP) and those recognizing the need to
reduce emergency department (ED) crowding. This study aimed to determine whether
paramedics could accurately assess a patient's acuity level to determine the need
to transport to an ED. METHODS: We performed a prospective double-blinded
analysis of responses recorded by paramedics and EPs of arriving patients' acuity
level in a large Level II trauma center between April 2015 and November 2015.
Under-triage was defined as lower acuity assessed by paramedics but higher acuity
by EPs. Over-triage was defined as higher acuity assessed by paramedics but lower
acuity by EPs. The degree of agreement between the paramedics and EPs'
evaluations of patient's acuity level was compared using Chi-square test.
RESULTS: We included a total of 503 patients in the final analysis. For
paramedics, 2 51 (49.9%) patients were assessed to be emergent, 178 (35.4%)
assessed as urgent, and 74 (14.7%) assessed as non-emergent/non-urgent. In
comparison, the EPs assessed 296 (58.9%) patients as emergent, 148 (29.4%)
assessed as urgent, and 59 (11.7%) assessed as non-emergent/non-urgent.
Paramedics agreed with EPs regarding the acuity level assessment on 71.8% of the
cases. The overall under- and over-triage were 19.3% and 8.9%, respectively. A
moderate Kappa=0.5174 indicated moderate inter-rater agreement between
paramedics' and EPs' assessment on the same cohort of patients. CONCLUSION: There
is a significant difference in paramedic and physician assessment of patients
into emergent, urgent, or non-emergent/non-urgent categories. The field triage of
a patient to an alternative destination by paramedics under their current scope
of practice and training cannot be supported.
|*Clinical Competence
[MESH]
|*Emergency Medical Services
[MESH]
|*Transportation of Patients
[MESH]
|Crowding
[MESH]
|Emergency Medical Technicians/standards/*statistics & numerical data
[MESH]
|Humans
[MESH]
|Physicians/*standards/statistics & numerical data
[MESH]