Health Care

Ambulance Diversion

The practice of redirecting ambulances and patients seeking urgent care from one emergency department to others for various reasons such as overcrowding and shortage of skilled staff.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The practice of redirecting ambulances and patients seeking urgent care from one emergency department to others for various reasons such as overcrowding and shortage of skilled staff.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Ambulance Diversions
  • Diversion, Ambulance
  • Diversions, Ambulance

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Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2014

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Tree Number

  1. N02.421.297w.879w.049

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ambulance Diversion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064422. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064422
  2. Ambulance Diversion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70453880