ArticleInternational journal of emergency medicine2023
Physician-staffed prehospital units: a retrospective follow-up from an urban area in Scandinavia.
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- Special care services delivery at disaster scenes: a systematic review.International journal of emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Prevalence and severity of pediatric cases in Stockholm's physician-staffed prehospital units: a retrospective cohort study.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Swedish consensus regarding difficult pre-hospital airway management: a Delphi study.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to determine when and how rapid response vehicles (RRVs) make a difference in prehospital care by investigating the number and kinds of RRV assignment dispatches and the prehospital characteristics and interventions involved.
methodsThis retrospective cohort study was based on data from a quality assurance system where all assignments are registered. RRV staff register every assignment directly at the site, using a smartphone, tablet, or computer. There is no mandatory information requirement or time limit for registration. The study includes data for all RRVs operating in Region Stockholm, three during daytime hours and one at night - from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
resultsIn 2021, RRVs in Stockholm were dispatched on 11,283 occasions, of which 3,571 (31.6%) resulted in stand-downs. In general, stand-downs were less common for older patients. The most common dispatch category was blunt trauma (1,584 or 14.0%), which accounted for the highest frequency of stand-downs (676 or 6.0%). The second most common category was cardiac arrest (1,086 or 9.6%), followed by shortness of breath (691 or 6.1%), medical not specified (N/S) (596 or 5.3%), and seizures (572 or 5.1%).
conclusionThe study findings confirm that RRVs provide valuable assistance to the ambulance service in Stockholm, especially for cardiac arrest and trauma patients. In particular, RRV personnel have more advanced medical knowledge and can administer medications and perform interventions that the regular ambulance service cannot provide.
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