Flying squad response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest--a decade of experience.
Arch Emerg Med
; 9(2): 203-7, 1992 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-1388497
ABSTRACT
The Flying Squad (MEDIC I) based at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, commenced operation in 1980. The MEDIC I response to out of hospital non-traumatic cardiac arrest over the past decade is reported. On-scene resuscitation was attempted in 384 patients. A total of 149 (39%) patients were successfully resuscitated and transferred to hospital. Thirty-six (9.4%) patients survived to discharge from hospital. Patients receiving basic life support prior to the arrival of MEDIC I and in ventricular fibrillation had a survival rate of 14.5% (25/174). During 1988-89, 21 patients were initially attended by ambulance crews equipped with semi-automatic external defibrillators and eight (38%) of these patients survived. The response of a hospital-based flying squad to support trained ambulance crews, especially when equipped with a defibrillator may provide an economically and operationally feasible alternative to training all first responders in the full range of paramedic skills.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ambulâncias
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Reanimação Cardiopulmonar
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Serviços Médicos de Emergência
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Parada Cardíaca
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arch Emerg Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article