Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors
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To measure the accuracy of lead II rhythm strip interpretations performed by advanced life support (ALS) emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in a rural emergency medical services (EMS) system. ⋯ In this EMS system, ECG interpretations are generally accurate, with tachydysrhythmias and AV blocks being the source of most discrepancies.
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To analyze medical care facilities and resources available for spectators attending football games in the current National Football League (NFL) stadiums. ⋯ A wide variety of system designs, facilities, and personnel configurations are used to provide emergency medical care for spectators attending NFL games. This information may be useful for assisting those individuals responsible for organizing stadium medical coverage.
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To determine whether the presence of an on-scene medical control physician (OSMCP) alters the management and outcome of out-of-hospital nontraumatic, nonasystolic cardiac arrest (CA) patients. ⋯ Out-of-hospital CA patients treated in the OSMCP group had a trend toward more frequent ROSC upon ED arrival and a higher rate of survival to hospital discharge. The OSMCP group patients received medications at nearly twice the rate of the PO group patients. Although a larger trial is needed, more frequent dosing of drugs during CA may have contributed to increased survival in the OSMCP group.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
A randomized, controlled trial of the efficacy of closed chest compressions in ambulances.
To examine the feasibility of closed chest compressions in ambulances. ⋯ The percentage of correct compressions in all the vehicles tested was lower when compared with the percentage on the ground, and the increase in heart rate was higher. Only one of these results was statistically significant. A further study with more participants seems warranted.