Background Patients who call for emergency medical services (EMS) due to abdominal pain suffer from a broad spectrum of diseases, some of which are time sensitive. As a result of the introduction of the concept of ‘optimal level of care‘, some patients with abdominal pain are triaged to other levels of care than in an emergency department (ED). We hypothesised that it could be challenging in a patient safety perspective. Aim This study aims to describe consecutive patients who call for EMS due to abdominal pain and are triaged to self-care by EMS clinicians. Methods This was an observational study performed in an EMS organisation in Western Sweden during 2020. The triage tool Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System (RETTS), which included Emergency Signs and Symptom (ESS) codes, was used to find medical records where patients with abdominal pain have been triaged to self-care and 194 patients was included in the study. Results Of total 48,311 ambulance missions, A total of 1747 patients were labelled with ESS code six (abdominal pain), including 223 (12.8%) who were given the code for self-care and 194 who were further assessed by the research group. Of these patients, 32 (16.3%) had a return visit within 96 hours due to the same symptoms and 11 (5.6%) were hospitalised. In six of these patients, the EMS triage was evaluated retrospectively and assessed as inappropriate. These patients had a final diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aneurysm (n = 1), acute appendicitis with peritonitis (n = 2) and acute pancreatitis (n = 3). All these patients required extensive evaluation and different treatments, including acute surgery, antibiotics and fluid therapy. Conclusion Amongst the 1747 patients assessed by EMS due to abdominal pain, 223 (12.8%) were triaged to self-care. Of the 194 patients who were further assessed, 16.3% required a return visit to the ED within 96 hours and 5.6% were hospitalised. Six patients had obvious time-sensitive conditions. Our study highlights the difficulties in the early assessment of abdominal pain and the requirement for an accurate decision support tool.
Die Bande des $2 ). 2799 (v' = 10, v" = 0) weist in Absorption und mit gr01ter Dispersion deutliehe Verbreiterung der Rotationslinien auf. Die Friidissoziationsgrenze muB daher bei A 2829 (frfiher 2~ 2799) angenommen werden. Weft ein groBer TJnterschied in den Linienbreiten yon den Banden A 2799 und )t 2769 auftritt, lie~ hier ein Fall yon langsam einsetzender Pr/~dissoziation vor. --Die ]3eobachtungen yon Loehte-ioltgreven tiber Druckeinwirkung auf das pr~idissoziierte Gebiet konnten nieht best~tigt werden.Die Erscheinung der Pr~dissoziation warde zuerst im Absorptionsspektrum des Schwefels yon Henri und Teves 1) beobach~et. Die theoretische Behandlung derselben gab Kronig2). Er haste auch vorhersagen kSnnen, dal] die im Absorptionsspektrum diffils a~ftretenden pr~dissoziierten Linien im Emissionsspektrum (Geissler-Entladung) fehlen wiirden. Dieser Versuch wurde yon van Iddekinge 3) ausgefiihrt. Ohne Wellenl~ngenangaben hat van lddekinge mitgeteilt, dab die diffusen Banden ausfallen. Sowohl das Absorptionsspektrum als auch das Emissionsspektrmn ist seitdem mehrmals untersucht worden. Gute Abbfldungen finder man bei Christy und Naud64), Henri 5) und Kronig6). Die Wellenl~ngenangabe der letzten P~eferenz ist jedoch unrichtig, wie aus dem angelegten Eisel~vergIeicbsspektrunl hervorgeht ond muB mit ~2829 ersetzt werden. Aus den versebiedenen Mi~teilungen ist dann einstimmig zu entnehmen, dab in Absorption die letzte scharfe Bande ~ 2799 sein sollte, jenseits welcher Grenze das Anssehen der Banden plStzlich verwiseht wird, w~hrend die Emission ebenso scharf mit der Bande A 2829 abbricht. Es besteht also seheinbar eine Diskrepanz zwisehen Erfahrung und Erwartung.Wie ans den Untersuchungen yon GrundstrSm v) iiber die Pr/~dissoziationsspektra der ErdMk~libydride hervorgeht, ist aber der Abbruch 1) V. ttenri u.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Copyright © 2025 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.