Articles: emergency-services.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Oct 1991
[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts at Ullevål hospital during January 1989-July 1990].
During the period January 1989 to July 1990, 68 in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitations were attempted in 65 patients at Ullevål Hospital. The total number of deaths during the same period was 2,166. 21 patients survived initially (32%). ⋯ Six patients were alive at follow-up 13-25 months after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. No differences in survival were found between males and females, or between patients under and over 70 years of age.
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Pediatric Emergency Air Transports (PEATs) at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, were reviewed between November 1986 and December 1987. Severity of illness, complications, and outcome of PEATs were compared with ground transports. Factors associated with PEAT survival were identified. ⋯ Compared to ground transports, PEATs were used for higher risk patients.