> My apologies Robbie - what is 'treat and release'?
In the UK all 999 ambulance calls are transported to the A+E for assessment
by a doctor (unless the patient refuses to travel and signs a release form).
'Treat and release' is when a paramedic assesses and treats a patient at the
scene (the 'treat' bit), and then has the authority to decide that they do
not need to go to hospital and see a doctor (the 'release' bit).
I think community ambulance officers in Staffordshire have started doing
this (or referring the patient to their GP instead of transporting them),
but I don't know of any other such schemes in the UK.
Robbie Coull
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