A Geospatial Analysis of Distances to Hospitals That Admit Pediatric Asthma Patients

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Study examining pediatric care concentration in urban areas of Florida and the impacts of regionalization on rural EMS operations, focusing on pediatric asthma exacerbations. Analyzes data from 11,226 EMS pediatric asthma encounters, tracking travel distance to admitting facilities using geospatial mapping, and comparing rural and urban EMS calls.

Jennifer Fishe, Erik Finlay, Sam Palmer, Phyllis Hendry

Prehospital Emergency Care, 23(5), 882-886

04/2019

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Access · Children and youth · Chronic respiratory conditions · Emergency medical services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Florida