Short-Term Outcomes of Paramedic Treat and Discharge: A Cohort Study of Emergency Service Use in Ontario, Canada
The low incidence of subsequent emergency service use supports the safety and feasibility of the paramedic treat and discharge model for select patients. These findings highlight the potential of alternative care models that optimize paramedic and ED resources and suggest that treat and discharge directives could be expanded to additional patient cohorts.
Authors
- Tim Dodd
- Paul D. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5347-7457)
- Ryan P. Strum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1902-4734)
- Brent McLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2297-4311)
- Shawn Mondoux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6752-3485)
- Katie Turcotte
- Andrew P. Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9212-5641)
Institutions
- Hamilton Medical (Switzerland) (CH)
- Impact (CA)
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (CA)
- Hamilton Health Sciences (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Prehospital Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2025.2525528
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00