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Are hospitals with both medical/surgical and psychiatric services associated with decreased difficulty in ambulance transfer for patients with self-harm behaviour? A nationwide retrospective observational study using ambulance transfer data in Japan

OBJECTIVES: Ambulance diversion and prolonged prehospital transfer time have a significant impact on patient care outcomes. Self-harm behaviour in particular is associated with difficulty in hospital acceptance and longer prehospital transfer time. This study aimed to determine if hospitals with bot...

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Autores principales: Chiba, Takuyo, Takaku, Reo, Ito, Erina, Tamune, Hidetaka, Rivera, Marisa, Ikeda, Shunya, Shiga, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9972460/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36828651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065466