title: [Evaluative indicators for the pre-hospital care system].
abstract: Survival factors for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by 80 emergency/critical care centers in Japan were studied. As a result, the following three indicators to evaluate the prehospital care system are proposed. 1) Bystander initiated resuscitation at the scene of collapse 2) Defibrillation by emergency medical technicians 3) Referral system by regional hospitals to emergency/critical care centers These indicators are especially important now, when emergency medical technician services are being expanded in all areas. Also accurate diagnosis of death cause in DOA is important from the sudden death prevention standpoint.
authors.affiliation: Obama Public Health Center, Fukui Prefectural Government, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naruse
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kagamimori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation