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Focus on Disparities

Disparities in Emergency Medical Services Care Delivery in the United States: A Scoping Review

Andra M. Farcasa Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado; Correspondence[email protected]
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Anjni P. Joinerb Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8907-182X
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Jordan S. Rudmanc Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5007-6105
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Karthik Rameshd School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California;
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Gilberto Torrese Willacy County EMS, Raymondville, Texas; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7470-2705
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Remle P. Crowef ESO, Austin, Texas; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9733-9294
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Travis Curtisg Albany Medical College, Albany, New York; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6683-0387
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Rickquel Tripph Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
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Karen Bowersi Atlanta Fire Rescue Department; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee;
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Megan von Isenburgj Duke University Medical Center Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6084-5775
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Robert Logank San Diego Fire - Rescue Department, San Diego, California;
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Lauren Coaxumb Department of Emergency Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina;
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Gilberto Salazarl University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8283-5965
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Michael Lozano Jr.m Division of Emergency Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida;
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David Pagen Department of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California; ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0524-0516
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Ameera Haamido Section of Emergency Medicine, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, IllinoisORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3408-8285
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Pages 1058-1071 | Received 18 Sep 2022, Accepted 25 Oct 2022, Published online: 29 Nov 2022

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