TY - JOUR
T1 - Prehospital management of supraventricular tachycardia in Victoria, Australia: epidemiology and effectiveness of therapies
AU - Smith, Gavin
AU - Taylor, David McDonald
AU - Morgans, Amee Elizabeth
AU - Cameron, Peter
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Objective: The present study examined patient demographics, characteristics and the effectiveness of current prehospital supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) management by ambulance paramedics in Victoria, Australia. Method: We conducted a retrospective study of all Victorian patients attended by paramedics between 14 February 2012 and 13 February 2013, where SVT was the initial or final diagnosis. Patients were excluded if SVT was not captured on ECG, incomplete data were recorded, or SVT began after initial assessment. Data were extracted from the VACIS? clinical data warehouse. Accuracy of paramedic SVT diagnosis was examined. Results: Nine hundred and thirty-three patients were enrolled, including 882 (94.5 ) adults and 564 (60.5 ) women. Mean adult and paediatric (
AB - Objective: The present study examined patient demographics, characteristics and the effectiveness of current prehospital supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) management by ambulance paramedics in Victoria, Australia. Method: We conducted a retrospective study of all Victorian patients attended by paramedics between 14 February 2012 and 13 February 2013, where SVT was the initial or final diagnosis. Patients were excluded if SVT was not captured on ECG, incomplete data were recorded, or SVT began after initial assessment. Data were extracted from the VACIS? clinical data warehouse. Accuracy of paramedic SVT diagnosis was examined. Results: Nine hundred and thirty-three patients were enrolled, including 882 (94.5 ) adults and 564 (60.5 ) women. Mean adult and paediatric (
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1742-6723.12248/pdf
U2 - 10.1111/1742-6723.12248
DO - 10.1111/1742-6723.12248
M3 - Article
SN - 1742-6731
VL - 26
SP - 350
EP - 355
JO - EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
JF - EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia
IS - 4
ER -