OBJECTIVE: Paroxysmal @entity4710 ( @entity4710 ) is a common @entity943 treated in the prehospital setting. @entity341 ( @entity341 ) agencies typically require @entity1 treated for @entity4710 to be transported to the hospital. This retrospective cohort study evaluated the impact, paramedic adherence, and @entity1 re-presentation rates of a treat-and-release (T+R) protocol for uncomplicated @entity4710 . METHODS: Data were linked from the Alberta Health Services @entity341 electronic @entity1 care record (EPCR) database for the City of Calgary to the Regional Emergency Department Information System (REDIS). All @entity4710 @entity1 treated by @entity341 between September 1, 2010, and September 30, 2012, were identified. Databases were queried to identify re-presentations to @entity341 or an @entity341 ( @entity341 ) within 72 hours of T+R. RESULTS: There were 229 confirmed @entity4710 @entity1 encounters, including 75 T+R events. Of these 75 T+R events, 10 (13%, 95% confidence interval [CI] [7.4, 23]) led to an @entity341 re-presentation within 72 hours, and 4 (5%, 95% CI [2.1, 13]) led to an @entity341 . All re-presentations were attributed to a single individual. After excluding 15 records that were incomplete due to limitations in the EPCR platform, 43 of 60 (72%) T+R encounters met all protocol criteria for T+R. CONCLUSION: The T+R protocol evaluated in this study applied to a significant proportion of @entity1 presenting to @entity341 with @entity4710 . Risk of re-presentation following T+R was low, and paramedic protocol adherence was reasonable. T+R appears to be a viable option for uncomplicated @entity4710 in the prehospital setting.

A prehospital treat-and-release protocol for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity4710 :: ('MESH:D013617', 'Disease') :: ['supraventricular tachycardia', 'SVT'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['emergency department', 'ED', 'EMS', 'Emergency medical service'] @entity943 :: ('MESH:D001145', 'Disease') :: ['dysrhythmia']
@entity4710 :: (MESH:D013617,Disease) :: ['supraventricular tachycardia']
