The dead and the dying - a difficult part of EMS transport: A Swiss cross-sectional study.
Most deaths occur in the pre-hospital setting, whereas mortality in the emergency department (ED) is low (<1%). However, our clinical impression is that some patients are being transported to hospital in devastating conditions with no likelihood of survival, but demanding extensive hospital resou...
Main Authors: | Rebecca Maria Hasler, Sandra Stucky, Heinz Bähler, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Frank Neff |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5828436?pdf=render |
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