Prehospital care - a UK perspective

被引:16
作者
Carney, CJ [1 ]
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[1] Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Ambulance & Paramed, Bedford MK41 0RG, England
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10.1258/0007142991902763
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
In the UK, emergency ambulances are responding to astonishing increases in levels of emergency calls, in the order of a 40% increase nationally in the last 5 years. Pressures in primary care service out-of-hours provision, and increasing community-based care of elderly patients, as well as increased expectation by the public are contributory causes. Services are also being pressed to improve response times, particularly to life-threatening cases. These various aspects are discussed below.
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