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Search Blocks for Prehospital and Emergency Care

Text blocks for use in EBSCO and OVID interfaces.

Alternatives to A&E

EBSCO - MEDLINE and CINAHL

  • Copy (Ctrl C) and Paste (Ctrl V) into EBSCO
  • MEDLINE - Number of hits – March 2025 -  1580
  • CINAHL - Number of hits – March 2025 - 972

"urgent care cent*" OR "walkin cent*" OR "walk in cent*" OR "minor injur* unit*" OR (alternativ* N3 emergency department) OR (alternativ* N1 accident) OR (see N1 treat) OR (hear N1 treat) OR (divert* N3 primary care) OR (divert* N3 primary healthcare)

OVID - EMBASE and EMCARE 

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  • EMBASE - Number of hits – March 2025 - 2135
  • EMCARE- Number of hits – March 2025 - 1240

urgent care cent* OR walkin cent* OR walk in cent* OR minor injur* unit* OR (alternativ* ADJ13 emergency department) OR (alternativ* ADJ1 accident) OR (see ADJ1 treat) OR (hear ADJ1 treat) OR (divert* adj3 primary care) OR (divert* adj3 primary healthcare)

Updated 29 March 2025