There is insufficient evidence to suggest that non-urgent patients can safely be refused transport based on paramedic triage alone. Further attempts to implement paramedic-initiated non-transport of non-urgent patients should be approached with careful triage protocol development, paramedic training, and pilot studies. Future primary research and systematic reviews also are required to build on the currently limited literature. Fraess-Phillips AJ . Can paramedics safely refuse transport of non-urgent patients? Prehosp Disaster Med. 2016;31(6):667-674.
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