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British Journal of Anaesthesia, 1973, Vol. 45, No. 4 388-390
© 1973 The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

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THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF A RESUSCIATION SERVICE COVERING A GROUP OF HOSPITALS

D. G. PRICE, F.F.A.R.C.S.

Intensive Care Unit. Royal Berkshire Hospital Reading, Berkshire RG1 5AN.

The difficulties of organizing a resuscitation service to cover a group of hospitals where the anaesthetic staff are based on the central hospital, led to doubts as to the chances of success, and consequent delay in its introduction until 1970. During the first year in use there were 174 calls for medical aid; 48% of patients survived to leave hospital and a further 21% were initially resuscitated but did not leave hospital alive; 62 of the calls were for cardiac arrest, of whom 15 patients left hospital alive. The causes of the collapse which led to the calls are analysed. No calls were considered to be unjustified. Only one patient has remained alive and maimed as a result of resuscitation attempts.


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