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Focus on EMS Utilization

The Association Between Ambulance Hospital Turnaround Times and Patient Acuity, Destination Hospital, and Time of Day

Steve Vandeventer From the Mecklenburg EMS Agency (SV, SRW, KS), Charlotte, North Carolina; Carolinas Medical Center (JRS, TB), The Center for Prehospital Medicine and Mecklenburg EMS Agency (a joint agency of Mecklenburg County, Carolinas Healthcare System and Presbyterian Healthcare System), Charlotte, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (JSG), Baylor Health, Dallas, Texas. Revision received December 7, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
, EMT-P,
Jonathan R. Studnek From the Mecklenburg EMS Agency (SV, SRW, KS), Charlotte, North Carolina; Carolinas Medical Center (JRS, TB), The Center for Prehospital Medicine and Mecklenburg EMS Agency (a joint agency of Mecklenburg County, Carolinas Healthcare System and Presbyterian Healthcare System), Charlotte, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (JSG), Baylor Health, Dallas, Texas. Revision received December 7, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.Correspondence[email protected]
, PhD, NREMT-P,
John S. Garrett From the Mecklenburg EMS Agency (SV, SRW, KS), Charlotte, North Carolina; Carolinas Medical Center (JRS, TB), The Center for Prehospital Medicine and Mecklenburg EMS Agency (a joint agency of Mecklenburg County, Carolinas Healthcare System and Presbyterian Healthcare System), Charlotte, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (JSG), Baylor Health, Dallas, Texas. Revision received December 7, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
, MD,
Steven R. Ward From the Mecklenburg EMS Agency (SV, SRW, KS), Charlotte, North Carolina; Carolinas Medical Center (JRS, TB), The Center for Prehospital Medicine and Mecklenburg EMS Agency (a joint agency of Mecklenburg County, Carolinas Healthcare System and Presbyterian Healthcare System), Charlotte, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (JSG), Baylor Health, Dallas, Texas. Revision received December 7, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
, NREMT-P,
Kevin Staley From the Mecklenburg EMS Agency (SV, SRW, KS), Charlotte, North Carolina; Carolinas Medical Center (JRS, TB), The Center for Prehospital Medicine and Mecklenburg EMS Agency (a joint agency of Mecklenburg County, Carolinas Healthcare System and Presbyterian Healthcare System), Charlotte, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (JSG), Baylor Health, Dallas, Texas. Revision received December 7, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
, MPA, EMT-P &
Tom Blackwell From the Mecklenburg EMS Agency (SV, SRW, KS), Charlotte, North Carolina; Carolinas Medical Center (JRS, TB), The Center for Prehospital Medicine and Mecklenburg EMS Agency (a joint agency of Mecklenburg County, Carolinas Healthcare System and Presbyterian Healthcare System), Charlotte, North Carolina; and the Department of Emergency Medicine (JSG), Baylor Health, Dallas, Texas. Revision received December 7, 2010; accepted for publication December 20, 2010.
, MD
Pages 366-370 | Published online: 11 Apr 2011

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