TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Trauma and nontrauma cardiopulmonary arrest: a national survey
JO  - Air Medical Journal
A1  - Herron, H.
A1  - Johnson, R.
A1  - Childress, S.
A1  - Falcone, R. E.
SP  - 61
EP  - 64
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
N2  - INTRODUCTION: This survey attempts to identify the current standard of care for the air medical transport of the patient in cardiopulmonary arrest. METHOD: An Association of Air Medical Services/National Flight Nurses Association-approved survey by a single mailing with an anonymous response. SETTING: All rotor-craft programs with current memberships in AAMS. RESULTS: Fifty-three of the 178 questionnaires mailed were returned. Program demographics, crew composition and transport volumes were typical of other reported national experiences. The majority of programs (84%) had standing operational protocols for trauma and non-trauma cardiopulmonary arrests. The indications for not initiating or discontinuing CPR, the transport of the patient in cardiopulmonary arrest, triage and financial considerations varied widely between air medical programs. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides some insight on the current air medical management of the patient in cardiopulmonary arrest. National practice guidelines should be developed and tested prospectively in future studies.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1067-991X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -