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Outcomes of Basic Versus Advanced Life Support for Out-of-Hospital Medical Emergencies
Prachi Sanghavi, PhD; Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD; Joseph P. Newhouse, PhD; and Alan M. Zaslavsky, PhD
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2456124
Annals of Internal Medicine - October 13th 2015
BLS had markedly superior outcomes vs ALS for trauma, stroke, and respiratory distress patients.
AMI patients had only a 1% better survival rate with ALS.
Sum of the samples was about 290K patients.
Population studied was non-rural.
Study funded by National Science Foundation, AHRQ, and National Institutes for Health
Prachi Sanghavi, PhD; Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD; Joseph P. Newhouse, PhD; and Alan M. Zaslavsky, PhD
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2456124
Annals of Internal Medicine - October 13th 2015
BLS had markedly superior outcomes vs ALS for trauma, stroke, and respiratory distress patients.
AMI patients had only a 1% better survival rate with ALS.
Sum of the samples was about 290K patients.
Population studied was non-rural.
Study funded by National Science Foundation, AHRQ, and National Institutes for Health