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A Medically Staffed Emergency Ambulance Service. Report of a 5‐year Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Jensen N.H.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1983.tb01940.x
Subject(s) - medicine , resuscitation , ambulance service , prospective cohort study , emergency medicine , medical emergency , accident and emergency , emergency medical services , emergency treatment , intensive care medicine , surgery
The results of a prospective 5‐year study of a medically staffed ambulance service are presented. There was a total of 558 turn‐outs distributed among a mixed patient material. In 192 cases, resuscitation was attempted and this proved primarily successful in 59 patients. A total of 23 of these resuscitated patients could be discharged, 19 without cerebral sequelae, two with slight brain damage and two with severe brain damage. In 44 further cases, other relevant forms of emergency treatment were administered. It is concluded that prehospital treatment at the scene of accident seems beneficial to patients with life‐threatening conditions.