Availability and Accuracy of EMS Information about Chronic Health and Medications in Cardiac Arrest
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Foster, Alexander; Florea, Victor; Fahrenbruch, Carol; Blackwood, Jennifer; Rea, Thomas D.
Introduction: Field information available to emergency medical services (EMS) about a patient'schronic health conditions or medication therapies could help direct patient care or be used toinvestigate outcome disparities. However, little is known about the field availability or accuracy ofinformation of chronic health conditions or chronic medication treatments in emergent circumstances,especially when the patient cannot serve as an information resource. We evaluated the prehospitalavailability and accuracy of specific chronic health conditions and medication treatments among outof-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients.
2017
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
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Foster, Alexander; Florea, Victor; Fahrenbruch, Carol; Blackwood, Jennifer; Rea, Thomas D.