ambulance diversion

Preferred Label : ambulance diversion;

MeSH definition : The practice of redirecting ambulances and patients seeking urgent care from one emergency department to others for various reasons such as overcrowding and shortage of skilled staff.;

MeSH synonym : ambulance diversions; diversion, ambulance; diversions, ambulance;

Details

Origin ID

D064422;

UMLS CUI

C3658337;

Allowable qualifiers
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- ambulance diversion [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- ambulances [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Activity [UMLS semantic type]

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