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Examination Of Emergency Medical Services Activations For Sport- Related Injuries, Rebecca Marie Hirschhorn
Examination Of Emergency Medical Services Activations For Sport- Related Injuries, Rebecca Marie Hirschhorn
Theses and Dissertations
Research examining emergency medical services (EMS) activations for sport- related injuries has been limited regarding the populations examined, inclusion criteria, and location. The management of sport-related injuries by EMS providers has also not been examined. The purpose of this study was to describe EMS activations for sport- related injuries from a national sample and describe their management by EMS. Data was obtained from the National EMS Information System Database for the years 2017 and 2018. Sport-related injuries were identified using specific ICD-10-CM codes for the incident location type and cause of injury. Cases were limited to 9-1-1 responses for patients …