| Autor: |
Gilligan, John E, Griggs, William M, Jelly, Michael T, Morris, David G, Haslam, Ross R, Matthews, Neil T, Everest, Evan R, Bryce, Robert L, Marshall, Peter B, Peisach, Ron A |
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Medical Journal of Australia; December 1999, Vol. 171 p617-620, 4p |
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• In the years from to 1995, Adelaide‐based mobile intensive care teams transported 4443 critically ill patients from rural areas in South Australia and adjacent States to tertiary‐level hospitals in Adelaide. • The SA Ambulance Service undertook communications, support staffing and deployment of transport. • Average radial distances in 819 road missions were 71 km, in 808 helicopter missions 122 km, and in 2777 fixed‐wing aircraft missions 398 km. • The largest groups of patients were neonates (23%) and those with trauma (25%). • Rural hospitals made 96% of the requests for intensive care transport; 4% came from ambulance or other emergency service crews at accident locations. • Emergency surgical or operative obstetrical procedures were performed on 2.7% of patients before transport. • One hundred and thirteen patients (2.5%) died during resuscitation or transport, with one death deemed to be preventable. |
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