The impact of 'Shahal' (a new cardiac emergency service) on subscribers' requests for medical assistance: characteristics and distribution of calls.
Eur Heart J
; 16(1): 129-33, 1995 Jan.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7737210
ABSTRACT
The objectives of this study were to assess the impact of the new 'Shahal' (pre-hospital cardiac service) on subscribers' 'decision time'. A professional 24-h mobile emergency cardiac service has been set up, monitored by intensive care nurses via a central computerized operation unit. All subscribers carry a cardiobeeper for trans-telephonic transmission of a 3-lead electrocardiogram as well as an automatic intramuscular lidocaine injector for self-injection. During a 1-year period, data from 10,304 subscribers' charts were reviewed and analysed. Seventy-nine percent were cardiac patients and 15% were completely healthy. Median decision time for the general population was 44 min (range < 15 min to > 3 h); 59% of subscribers called within 1 h from onset of symptoms and 29% delayed calling for 3 h and more. The healthy subjects alerted the service significantly earlier (29 min). Three patterns of behaviour emerged from analysis of the daily distribution of calls.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ambulâncias
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Unidades de Cuidados Coronarianos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Heart J
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Israel