Oral anticoagulant use by emergency medical services patients: an observational study
OAC users accounted for 1 in 18 adult EMS encounters. Specific patient and call characteristics were associated with OAC use. These findings should be incorporated into EMS training to facilitate recognition and appropriate management of OAC-related emergencies.
Authors
- Travis Sharkey‐Toppen
- Jonathan R. Powell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3443-0247)
- Alexander Keister
- Henry E. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4738-0093)
- Lai Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7248-3828)
- Michelle Nassal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2123-2452)
- J. Madison Hyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0825-3462)
- Robert J. Lowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2411-0330)
- Mengda Yu
- Ashish R. Panchal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7382-982X)
- Alix Delamare
- Ching Min Chu
- Kim Moeller
Institutions
- New York City Fire Department (US)
- Columbus Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15441/ceem.24.369
- Primary Topic
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00