The New Zealand medical journal
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To determine the extent to which New Zealand's future specialists are likely to be graduates of this country's medical schools. ⋯ Graduates of this country's medical schools are likely to supply approximately half of New Zealand's future specialists.
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To review postmarketing experience of adverse reactions associated with nefopam. ⋯ Nefopam can cause unpleasant adverse effects and there are important cautions and contraindications with this analgesic. A clearer presentation of its basic pharmacology in the datasheet should help to ensure appropriate use.
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To demonstrate a model for the transport of critically ill patients between hospitals, and the aiding of primary emergency responses (A-Zeros). ⋯ The Waikato model has worked well. A formal system needs to be instituted in New Zealand to handle interhospital transport of the critically ill and also to provide medical help at the scene of emergencies based on advanced trauma and intensive care centres.
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To describe the results of three years of attempted resuscitation from prehospital cardiac arrest by the Auckland Ambulance Service. ⋯ Only those patients with prehospital cardiac arrest who were in ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachyardia had a reasonable prospect of survival. Effective bystander CPR showed a substantial effect on patient survival to hospital discharge.