| Autor: |
Sharon Einav, Oren Wacht, Nechama Kaufman, Eliezer Alkalay |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
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| Zdroj: |
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2045-4015 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13584-017-0148-1 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Patients experiencing pre-arrest symptoms may first refer to their primary care physician. The study's aim was to determine the likelihood that a patient undergoing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest will receive appropriate resuscitation efforts in a primary care clinic in a country with a directive that clinics maintain resuscitation equipment and physicians undergo periodic resuscitation training. Methods An anonymous, 23-question online cross-sectional survey was created and administered to primary care physicians working in community clinics (10/1/2015-5/3/2015). Recruitment was accomplished by posting a link to the survey to all physicians listed as registered Society of Family Medicine members and in other online forums dedicated to residents and board-certified specialists in family medicine in Israel. The primary outcome measure was the proportion of respondents whose responses indicate that they fulfill all conditions for performing resuscitation. Results Of approximately 2400 potential respondents, 185 replied to the survey; the study's findings should be viewed as preliminary. Respondents' characteristics were generally similar to those of the study population, but respondents had a higher rate of family medicine specialists. Respondents were mostly female (n = 108, 58%) Israeli graduates who have practiced medicine for > 10 years (72%, n = 134). 55% (n = 101) had undergone basic life support (BLS) training within |
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