Patient experience of severe acute dyspnoea and relief during treatment in ambulances: a prospective observational study

Patient experience of severe acute dyspnoea and relief during treatment in ambulances: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Acute dyspnoea is common among ambulance patients, but little is known of the patients’ experience of symptom. We aimed to investigate ambulance patients initial perceived intensity of acute dyspnoea, and whether they experienced relief during prehospital treatment. Furthermore,...

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Main Authors: Tim Alex Lindskou, Ulla Møller Weinreich, Kenneth Lübcke, Torben Anders Kløjgaard, Birgitte Schantz Laursen, Søren Mikkelsen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Acute dyspnoea
Prehospital
Ambulance
Verbal numerical rating scale
Dyspnoea score
Vital signs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-020-0715-2

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