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Towards primary care for non-serious 999 callers: results of a controlled study of "Treat and Refer" protocols for ambulance crews.

Snooks H, Kearsley N, Dale J, Halter M, Redhead J, Cheung WY.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2004 Dec;13(6):435-43.PMID: 15576705 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Computer assisted assessment and advice for "non-serious" 999 ambulance service callers: the potential impact on ambulance despatch.

Dale J, Higgins J, Williams S, Foster T, Snooks H, Crouch R, Hartley-Sharpe C, Glucksman E, Hooper R, George S.

Emerg Med J. 2003 Mar;20(2):178-83.PMID: 12642540 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Gaps between policy, protocols and practice: a qualitative study of the views and practice of emergency ambulance staff concerning the care of patients with non-urgent needs.

Snooks HA, Kearsley N, Dale J, Halter M, Redhead J, Foster J.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2005 Aug;14(4):251-7.PMID: 16076788 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Safety of telephone consultation for "non-serious" emergency ambulance service patients.

Dale J, Williams S, Foster T, Higgins J, Snooks H, Crouch R, Hartley-Sharpe C, Glucksman E, George S.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2004 Oct;13(5):363-73.PMID: 15465940 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Safety and effectiveness of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: randomised controlled trial. The South Wiltshire Out of Hours Project (SWOOP) Group.

Lattimer V, George S, Thompson F, Thomas E, Mullee M, Turnbull J, Smith H, Moore M, Bond H, Glasper A.

BMJ. 1998 Oct 17;317(7165):1054-9.PMID: 9774295 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Why are people without medical needs transported by ambulance? A study of indications for pre-hospital care.

Hjälte L, Suserud BO, Herlitz J, Karlberg I.

Eur J Emerg Med. 2007 Jun;14(3):151-6.PMID: 17473609 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

On-scene alternatives for emergency ambulance crews attending patients who do not need to travel to the accident and emergency department: a review of the literature.

Snooks HA, Dale J, Hartley-Sharpe C, Halter M.

Emerg Med J. 2004 Mar;21(2):212-5. Review.PMID: 14988356 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Results of an evaluation of the effectiveness of triage and direct transportation to minor injuries units by ambulance crews.

Snooks H, Foster T, Nicholl J.

Emerg Med J. 2004 Jan;21(1):105-11.PMID: 14734396 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

"Covering our backs": ambulance crews' attitudes towards clinical documentation when emergency (999) patients are not conveyed to hospital.

Porter A, Snooks H, Youren A, Gaze S, Whitfield R, Rapport F, Woollard M.

Emerg Med J. 2008 May;25(5):292-5.PMID: 18434469 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Emergency care of older people who fall: a missed opportunity.

Snooks HA, Halter M, Close JC, Cheung WY, Moore F, Roberts SE.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2006 Dec;15(6):390-2.PMID: 17142584 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patient-initiated refusals of prehospital care: ambulance call report documentation, patient outcome, and on-line medical command.

Cone DC, Kim DT, Davidson SJ.

Prehosp Disaster Med. 1995 Jan-Mar;10(1):3-9.PMID: 10155403 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improving the referral process for familial breast cancer genetic counselling: findings of three randomised controlled trials of two interventions.

Wilson BJ, Torrance N, Mollison J, Wordsworth S, Gray JR, Haites NE, Grant A, Campbell MK, Miedyzbrodzka Z, Clarke A, Watson MS, Douglas A.

Health Technol Assess. 2005 Feb;9(3):iii-iv, 1-126. Review.PMID: 15694064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Emergency (999) calls to the ambulance service that do not result in the patient being transported to hospital: an epidemiological study.

Marks PJ, Daniel TD, Afolabi O, Spiers G, Nguyen-Van-Tam JS.

Emerg Med J. 2002 Sep;19(5):449-52.PMID: 12205005 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The Birmingham Rehabilitation Uptake Maximisation Study (BRUM). Home-based compared with hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation in a multi-ethnic population: cost-effectiveness and patient adherence.

Jolly K, Taylor R, Lip GY, Greenfield S, Raftery J, Mant J, Lane D, Jones M, Lee KW, Stevens A.

Health Technol Assess. 2007 Sep;11(35):1-118. Review.PMID: 17767899 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Does ambulance crew size affect on-scene time or number of prehospital interventions?

Brown LH, Owens CF Jr, March JA, Archino EA.

Prehosp Disaster Med. 1996 Jul-Sep;11(3):214-7; discussion 217-8.PMID: 10163385 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Impact of an after-hours on-call emergency physician on ambulance transports from a county jail.

Chan TC, Vilke GM, Smith S, Sparrow W, Dunford JV.

Prehosp Emerg Care. 2003 Jul-Sep;7(3):327-31.PMID: 12879382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hospital follow-up of patients categorized as not needing an ambulance using a set of emergency medical technician protocols.

Schmidt TA, Atcheson R, Federiuk C, Mann NC, Pinney T, Fuller D, Colbry K.

Prehosp Emerg Care. 2001 Oct-Dec;5(4):366-70.PMID: 11642586 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Feasibility of paramedic treatment and referral of minor illnesses and injuries.

Kamper M, Mahoney BD, Nelson S, Peterson J.

Prehosp Emerg Care. 2001 Oct-Dec;5(4):371-8.PMID: 11642587 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Misuse of the London ambulance service: How much and why?

Palazzo FF, Warner OJ, Harron M, Sadana A.

J Accid Emerg Med. 1998 Nov;15(6):368-70.PMID: 9825272 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Out-of-hours demand for GP care and emergency services: patients' choices and referrals by general practitioners and ambulance services.

Moll van Charante EP, van Steenwijk-Opdam PC, Bindels PJ.

BMC Fam Pract. 2007 Aug 1;8:46.PMID: 17672915 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article