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Covid-19: Prehospital identification and management of people presenting to the ambulance service

Safe People

Organisation name

University of Stirling

Organisation sector

Academic Institute

Applicant name(s)

David Fitzpatrick

Safe Projects

Project ID

eDRIS-2021-0042

Lay summary

Little is known about how patients with COVID-19 present to ambulance services or their outcomes. Between 1st March and 31st August 2020 we investigated individuals who called the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) with COVID-19 symptoms and those that were later tested COVID-19 positive. We analysed i) their demographic and clinical characteristics; ii) their disposal; and iii) their admission and mortality outcomes.

Latest approval date

14/07/2020

Safe Data

Dataset(s) name

Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS)

NHS24

COVID19 test

Safe Setting

Access type

TRE

Safe Outputs