Mobile intensive care services in rural South Australia

Mobile intensive care services in rural South Australia

Synopsis In the years from to 1995, Adelaide‐based mobile intensive care teams transported 4443 critically ill patients from rural areas in South Australia and adjacent States to tertiary‐level hospitals in Adelaide. The SA Ambulance Service undertook communications, support staffing and deployment...

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Published in:Medical journal of Australia Vol. 171; no. 11-12; pp. 617 - 620
Main Authors: Gilligan, John E, Griggs, William M, Jelly, Michael T, Morris, David G, Haslam, Ross R, Matthews, Neil T, Everest, Evan R, Bryce, Robert L, Marshall, Peter B, Peisach, Ron A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Sydney Australasian Medical Publishing Company 01-12-1999
Subjects:
Ambulances
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Critical Care - methods
Critical Illness
Emergency and intensive care: techniques, logistics
Health services
Humans
Intensive care
Intensive care medicine
Intensive care unit. Emergency transport systems. Emergency, hospital ward
Intensive Care Units
Medical sciences
Medical technology
Mobile health services
Mobile Health Units
Remote areas
Rural conditions
Rural Health Services
South Australia
Transport
Australia
Oceania
South Australia
Human
Mobile
Intensive care unit
Geographic distribution
Ambulance
Public health organization
Comprehensive plan
Running
Rural area
Air transportation
Decision criterion
Resuscitation
Public health
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Summary:Synopsis In the years from to 1995, Adelaide‐based mobile intensive care teams transported 4443 critically ill patients from rural areas in South Australia and adjacent States to tertiary‐level hospitals in Adelaide. The SA Ambulance Service undertook communications, support staffing and deployment of transport. Average radial distances in 819 road missions were 71 km, in 808 helicopter missions 122 km, and in 2777 fixed‐wing aircraft missions 398 km. The largest groups of patients were neonates (23%) and those with trauma (25%). Rural hospitals made 96% of the requests for intensive care transport; 4% came from ambulance or other emergency service crews at accident locations. Emergency surgical or operative obstetrical procedures were performed on 2.7% of patients before transport. One hundred and thirteen patients (2.5%) died during resuscitation or transport, with one death deemed to be preventable.
Bibliography:Medical Journal of Australia, v.171, no.11-12, 6-20 Dec 1999: 617-620
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ISSN:0025-729X
1326-5377
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123822.x