Citation

Risbo A, Mogensen F. J. Traffic Med. 1980; 8(1): 12-13.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1980, International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

RESULTS are presented from the first 200 calls made to the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) at the Municipal Hospital's Department of Anesthesiology in Copenhagen, Denmark. In an emergency call, the responding vehicle carries an anesthetist who brings a bag containing resuscitation equipment, medicine, and apparatus for intravenous infusion. The emergency vehicle has equipment for cardiac-related calls. The first 200 calls involving physicians from the department occurred over a 20-month period. In 79 cases, the anesthetist was called for road accidents, most often because a person was trapped in a wrecked vehicle. In 14 accident cases, the anesthetist initiated or continued resuscitation with tracheal intubation, manual ventilation, and external cardiac massage, helped by the ambulance crew. The number of call cancellations was significant, especially in road accidents where 45 of the 79 calls were cancelled before the anesthetist reached the accident scene. Equipment items in the emergency medical services bag are listed.

Language: en

Keywords

Denmark; Disasters and emergency operations; Hazards and emergency operations; Anesthesia; Anesthetics