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Originally Posted by Torture
I mean, I feel like there's a middle ground here by just asking two questions:
Does the patient continue to require acute medical assistance?
Is there a Doctor/Nurse available at the hospital to intake/care for them?
Yes/No, paramedic sticks around.
No/doesn't matter, paramedic hits the road.
What seems to be the problem though, is that we get stuck at Yes/No because we don't have the resources in the hospital to intake patients so the paramedic gets stuck with the patient rather than on the road. Maybe No/No is a problem too but I don't know enough to say.
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Originally Posted by btimbit
Sure but to me it's still an overly simplistic way to look at it. My whole point is simply that the resources to make it happen are better spent elsewhere, and spending them there will also alleviate this issue as well
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Nah, I disagree with this. If I get myself to the hospital, the triage desk checks me out and I get in line based on my condition. Just sit in a waiting room chair unless I'm a total disaster.
If I call an ambulance to take me to the hospital - as I understand it - the EMS people will stay with me until I'm admitted. That makes no sense in all circumstances. If you're good enough to sit in a waiting room chair, let's make you do that so the ambulance can hit the road.