Abstract

According to a survey in HK, nearly 96% of respondents would respond to a victim of OHCA. [4] No significant difference in the rates of ROSC before ED arrival and survival to hospital discharge or at 30 days between Beijing and HK was found in our study. [...]there was no significant difference in neurological outcome on discharge. Since the EMS in HK is not allowed to withhold or withdraw resuscitation at the scene, the calculated survival rate is likely to be negatively biased in comparison to that of Beijing.

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Title
Comparison of two emergency medical services in Beijing and Hong Kong, China
Author
Shao Fei 1 ; Kit-Ling, Fan 2 ; Robertson, Colin 3 ; Ong, Marcus 4 ; Liu, Nan 5 ; Ling-Pong, Leung 6 ; Leung, Reynold 6 ; Chun-Sheng, Li 1 

 Department of Emergency Medicine, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China 
 Accident and Emergency Department, The Hong Kong University-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518053, China 
 Accident and Emergency Medicine and Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 
 Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 
 Health Services Research Centre, Singapore Health Services, Singapore 
 Emergency Medicine Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China 
Pages
1372-1374
Section
Correspondence
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Jun 2019
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
ISSN
03666999
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2502603149
Copyright
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