Ridesharing as an Alternative to Ambulance Transport for Voluntary Psychiatric Patients in the Emergency Department
| Autor: | Andrea Blome, Jennifer Rosenbaum, Kraftin E. Schreyer, Nicole V. Lucas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 21, Iss 3 (2020) Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1936-9018 |
| Popis: | Author(s): Blome, Andrea; Rosenbaum, Jennifer; Lucas, Nicole; Schreyer, Kraftin | Abstract: Introduction: Emergency department (ED) crowding is a growing problem. Psychiatric patients have long ED lengths of stay awaiting placement and transportation to a psychiatric facility after disposition.Methods: Retrospective analysis of length of ED stay after disposition for voluntary psychiatric patients before and after the use of Lyft ridesharing services for inter-facility transport.Results: Using Lyft transport to an outside crisis center shortens time to discharge both statistically and clinically from 113 minutes to 91 minutes (p = 0.028) for voluntary psychiatric patients. Discharge time also decreased for involuntary patients from 146 minutes to 127 minutes (p = 0.0053).Conclusion: Ridesharing services may be a useful alternative to medical transportation for voluntary psychiatric patients. |
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