Heartstart Scotland: the use of paramedic skills in out of hospital resuscitation

摘要

Conclusions-Patients who are intubated seem to have lower survival rates. This may however reflect the difficulty of the resuscitation attempt rather than the effects of intubation. The use of basic life support skills rapidly after cardiac arrest is associated with the best survival rates. Objective-To assess the frequency with Which paramedic skills were used in out of Hospital cardiac arrest and the effect of Tracheal intubation on outcome. Design-Retrospective analysis of ambu- Lance service reports and hospital records.