A National Description of Emergency Medical Services Patient Utilization Patterns

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Evaluates 9,508,809 emergency medical services encounters from 2024 to identify utilization patterns. Categorizes patients into single, moderate, high, and very-high utilization groups and explores various demographic and health conditions within those groups. Includes comparison of urban, rural, and super-rural areas for very-high utilization and single encounter groups.

Antonio R. Fernandez, Jonathan Brent Myers, Scott S. Bourn, et al.

Health Affairs Scholar, 4(6)

06/2026

Emergency medical services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data