Resuscitation decision making by New Mexico emergency medical technicians

摘要: The extent to which Emergency Medical Service personnel are placed in situations difficult cardiopulmonary resuscitation decisions must be made has been poorly explored. Further, it is not known whether this kind of decision making troubling emergency medical technicians. Although likely that service systems handle withholding a variety ways, the authors chose examine cross-section New Mexico Using survey instrument, technicians all training levels, representing several around state were asked how many times their career they had situation withheld without direct physician order. Of 310 individuals surveyed, 211 (66.8%) responded occurred at least once. When troubled by one these situations, 86 (41%) "yes." demographic factors evaluated, only paramedic level was identified as being an independent predictor those who (P = .019). technician training, protocols, and do resuscitate programs may need expanded give further guidance prehospital when decisions.