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...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Maria Hasler, Sandra Stucky, Heinz Bähler, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Frank Neff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5828436?pdf=render