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Non-Conveyance

EBSCO - MEDLINE and CINAHL

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  • MEDLINE  - Number of hits – April 2025 - 1,111
  • CINAHL - Number of hits – April 2025 - 466

XB ("no* conveyed" OR nontransport* OR "no* N1 transport*" OR "non conveyance" OR nonconveyance OR refus* N3 convey* OR refus* N3 transport* OR see N1 treat OR discharge N1 scene OR treat N1 release)

OVID – EMBASE and EMCARE

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  • EMBASE  - Number of hits – April 2025 - 10,609
  • EMCARE - Number of hits – April 2025 - 1429

(no* conveyed OR nontransport* OR (no* ADJ1 transport*) OR non-conveyance OR nonconveyance OR (refus* ADJ3 convey*) OR (refus* ADJ3 transport*) OR (see ADJ1 treat) OR (discharge ADJ1 scene) OR (treat ADJ1 release)).ti,ab 

Updated 02 April 2025