Challenges of Point-of-Care Testing in Ambulances.

Many countries rely on hospitals to provide the majority of their emergent and critical care. However, this healthcare delivery model is imperfect and leads to overcrowding, excessive wait times, and delays in diagnosis and treatment. Moreover, certain patients, such as those living in rural areas, may not be able to access timely hospital-based care at all. Healthcare organizations are, therefore, increasingly exploring ways to begin care during the initial medical encounter and before arriving at the hospital (1). A popular paradigm for this is the provision of emergent and critical care …