Open AccessDo paediatric early warning scores relate to emergency department outcomes for children aged 0‐2 years brought in by ambulance?
Author(s) -
William M. Broughton,
Ian Maconochie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
british paramedic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1478-4726
DOI - 10.29045/14784726.2019.03.3.4.8
Subject(s) - medicine , ambulance service , early warning score , emergency department , emergency medicine , referral , pediatrics , medical emergency , family medicine , psychiatry
Ambulance service policy requires paramedics in certain parts of the UK to transport children aged 0-2 years to hospital, regardless of their presenting complaint. While there are a number of paediatric early warning scores (PEWS) that exist to detect deterioration in the hospitalised child, no study has considered the potential relationship between a PEWS recorded by the ambulance service and emergency department (ED) outcome. This study aims to evaluate and understand the potential utility of PEWS in an ambulance service setting.