Open AccessDoes it matter who places the intravenous? An inter-professional comparison of prehospital intravenous access difficulties between physicians and paramedics
Author(s) -
Johannes Prottengeier,
Jan-Niklas Maier,
Christine Gall,
Sebastian Heinrich,
Joachim Schmidt,
Torsten Birkholz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1473-5695
pISSN - 0969-9546
DOI - 10.1097/mej.0000000000000386
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , tourniquet , venous access , emergency medicine , receiver operating characteristic , medical emergency , emergency medical services , anesthesia , surgery , catheter
Depending on the specific national emergency medical systems, venous cannulations may be performed by physicians, paramedics or both alike. Difficulties in the establishment of vascular access can lead to delayed treatment and transport. Our study investigates possible inter-professional differences in the difficulties of prehospital venous cannulation.