Cardiac arrest & resuscitation
Use of Coercion or Persuasion in Prehospital Treatment in the Region of Southern Denmark: A Retrospective Study
Authors' conclusion
Coercive measures or persuasion to consent were identified in a small proportion of prehospital contacts. When they occur, the most common form is persuasion without police involvement, but other forms of coercion are also observed.
Study context
- Population
- Adult prehospital patients (ambulance contacts), Region of Southern Denmark, January–June 2022of 39,021 prehospital contacts
- Participants
- 416 patients
- Exposure
- Coercion vs Necessity or urgent need vs Persuasion with police vs Persuasion without police
- Coercionn = 65
- Necessity or urgent needn = 46
- Persuasion with policen = 50
- Persuasion without policen = 255
- Outcome
- Characteristics of coerced or persuaded adult prehospital patients
Methodological detailsdescriptive analysis, regional ambulance contacts
- Descriptive analysis
- Regional ambulance contacts
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Coercion or persuasion confirmed
- Coercion or persuasion confirmed, cases (% of all prehospital contacts)
- 416 (1.1%)
- Cases indicating possible coercion or persuasion
- 6743
- Median age of coerced patients, years
- 56
- Men
- 54.8%
- Under the influence of substances
- 26.9%
- Self-harming behaviours
- 17.8%
- Police involved
- 31.5%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Use of Coercion or Persuasion in Prehospital Treatment in the Region of Southern Denmark: A Retrospective Study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 31 July 2026. doi:10.
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