Frequency and severity of prehospital obstetric events encountered by emergency medical services in the United States

• Main Authors: Rebecca E. Cash (Author), Robert A. Swor (Author), Margaret Samuels-Kalow (Author), David Eisenbrey (Author), Anjali J. Kaimal (Author), Carlos A. Camargo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Prehospital obstetric events encountered by emergency medical services (EMS) can be high-risk patient presentations for which suboptimal care can cause substantial morbidity and mortality. The frequency of prehospital obstetric events is unclear because existing descriptions have...