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Fig. 1 | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

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From: Exploring use of coercion in the Norwegian ambulance service – a qualitative study

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Factors that influence how ambulance personnel handle patients who refuse healthcare. The circles indicate that organizational factors (factors within the organization), systemic factors (conditions outside the organization) [38], and real-life situational factors affect how ambulance personnel evaluate and respond to situations in which patients refuse healthcare, leading in some cases to the use of coercion to complete the assignment

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