title: [Family practice management of risk patients with reference to preclinical emergency medicine].
abstract: Chances of surviving myocardial infarction or cardiocirculatory arrest depend on an early and appropriate emergency call as well as on bystander CPR. This study uses a questionnaire to assess to what extent these factors guide the private practitioners caring for high-risk cardiac patients. Almost all physicians responding (44%) treat such patients. More than 70% try to include the patients' relatives in a medical briefing. Recognition of early warning signs is discussed with 80% of the patients and 70% of relatives. How to identify acute life-threatening conditions is discussed with 60% of patients and relatives. In case of sudden chest pain and dyspnoea, physicians commonly advise calling the family doctor, a hospital or a regional physician on call. Calling 112, the emergency physician/rescue service, is rarely recommended. Initiating CPR is recommended for an emergency by 30% of the physicians, whereas 20% encourage relatives of patients at risk to take a CPR course. CPR instruction is judged to be generally useful by 50% of physicians, of limited use by 40% and of no use by 10%. When asked why they do not encourage CPR, 15% of physicians said they have no time, 25% cited the inefficiency of the courses, 40% said CPR is psychologically too stressful for laypersons, and 50% felt it was physically too stressful. This study points out the necessity of additional, appropriate instruction of laymen regarding cardiac emergencies.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Anaesthesiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Flesche
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Siegrist
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tarnow
mesh_terms: D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education; D004630:Emergencies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013038:Specialization
vernacular_title: Hausärztliche Betreuung von Risikopatienten unter Aspekten präklinischer Notfallmedizin.