TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Dashing with scooters to in-hospital emergencies: a randomised cross-over experiment
JO  - Resuscitation
A1  - Herkner, Harald
A1  - Eisenburger, Philip
A1  - Havel, Christof
A1  - Laggner, Anton N.
SP  - 293
EP  - 296
VL  - 52
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Physical exhaustion is a frequent condition in emergency medical teams after in-house emergency runs, which might affect the quality of advanced care. Newly available light-weight scooters may reduce exertion as measured by the cardiovascular response in these circumstances and, therefore, may reduce physical exhaustion on arrival. METHODS: We undertook a randomised cross-over trial in a simulated in-house emergency alarm run to examine the influence of scooting compared with conventional running on pulse rate (primary outcome), manual skillfulness and response time. RESULTS: We tested 24 emergency department professionals in eight emergency medical teams. After scooting the pulse rate was significantly lower compared with conventional running [157 (IQR 145-169) vs. 170 (IQR 154-175) min(-1), P=0.004]. After the simulated emergency alarm run no difference was found in manual skillfulness and response time between scooting and running. CONCLUSION: Using scooters for simulated in-house emergency alarm runs markedly reduces the cardiovascular response of emergency medical teams.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0300-9572
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -