1. Patient appropriate for community care |
a) Try to obtain allergies/medications information before referral? |
24 [7.3] |
56 [18.8] |
216 [72.9] |
b) Unable to access allergies/ medications information – proceed with referral? |
42 [14.2] |
147 [49.7] |
107 [36.1] |
2. Patient with convulsion |
a) Consider information on patient bracelet? |
5 [1.7] |
30 [10.3] |
255 [88.0] |
b) Use info to remain on scene for 30 minutes? |
27 [9.3] |
86 [29.7] |
177 [61.0] |
c) Same decision without bracelet information? |
193 [66.6] |
70 [24.1] |
27 [9.3] |
3. Patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and fall |
a) Consider information re. normal observations to inform conveyance decision? |
3 [1.0] |
25 [8.7] |
261 [90.3] |
b) Same decision without additional information from discharge summary? |
121 [41.9] |
127 [43.9] |
41 [14.2] |
4. Terminal patient with documented end of life care (EOLC) wishes stating that they do not wish to be resuscitated |
a) Convey patient to hospital despite documented wishes? |
224 [77.8] |
53 [18.4] |
11 [3.8] |
b) Same conveyance decision if EOLC document not in place? |
171 [59.3] |
66 [22.9] |
51 [17.8] |