Willingness to consider alternatives to ambulance use among adult emergency department patients

Am J Emerg Med. 2020 May;38(5):1030-1033. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.10.013. Epub 2019 Nov 18.

Authors

Samuel H F Lam¹, Yuko Nakajima², Edward M Castillo², Jesse Brennan², Gary M Vilke²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego Medical Center, CA, USA. Electronic address: docp2slam@gmail.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, UC San Diego Medical Center, CA, USA.

PMID: 31859199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.10.013

No abstract available

Keywords: Emergency care; Emergency medical services; Transport.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Ambulances / statistics & numerical data*
California
Choice Behavior*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Male
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology*
Transportation of Patients*