Characteristics and outcomes of critically ill children transported by ambulance in a Turkish prehospital system: a multicenter prospective cohort study

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SAZ E. U., Turan C., Anil M., Bal A., Gokalp G., YILMAZ H. L., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.63, sa.1, ss.59-67, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2021.01.007
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.59-67
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: prehospital care, critically ill children, ambulance, emergency medical service, paramedic, EMERGENCY MEDICAL-SERVICES, PATIENT, IMPACT
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. The most underdeveloped area in the care of critically-ill-children (CIC) is the prehospital period. Appropriate prehospital assessment and life-saving-interventions (LSI) of this population are challenging and require dedicated resources to ensure the best outcomes. We aimed to determine the characteristics and outcomes of CIC transported to the Turkish Pediatric Emergency Departments (EDs). The frequency and distribution of LSI administered by prehospital providers on route and in the EDs were also investigated.