A systematic review of controlled studies: do physicians increase survival with prehospital treatment?
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 17 (1) , 12
Abstract
The scientific evidence of a beneficial effect of physicians in prehospital treatment is scarce. The objective of this systematic review of controlled studies was to examine whether physicians, as opposed to paramedical personnel, increase patient survival in prehospital treatment and if so, to identify the patient groups that gain benefit.Keywords
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