BLS vs. ALS?

[RedAirplane]

One of my old instructors sent me this article today.

http://sciencelife.uchospitals.edu/2015/10/13/advanced-ambulance-care-increases-mortality/

I'm curious--what are your thoughts?

The obvious concern is, since BLS and ALS ambulances don't respond to the exact same call, but rather, are part of different systems, how do you ensure a fair comparison? The article claims to have done statistical models to take this into account.

If what the article says is valid, the "fly like the wind" approach to EMS may have some merit after all.

 

[RedAirplane]

EDIT: Apparently there is an ongoing discussion in the ALS forum.

 

[Akulahawk]

What was discussed in the article linked above is actually the same study found in the ALS forum. Because the exact same article is being discussed already in another forum here, I'm going to close this thread to prevent duplicate discussions. Here is a link to the other discussion. http://emtlife.com/threads/study-bls-better-than-als-for-trauma-stroke-respiratory-distress.42485/