Are Perth metropolitan GPs prepared for common medical emergencies?
General practitioners are the first point of contact for many acutely ill patients requiring emergency treatment. Although relatively infrequent, providing the correct treatment in a timely fashion may be crucial. Yet GPs are often inadequately prepared to deal with acutely ill patients, being limited mainly by the availability of emergency equipment (Table 1) and a lack of emergency drugs.
Mole
Jonathan
J
Centre for Anaesthesia Skills and Medical Simulation, University of Western Australia.
McGuire
David
D
Riley
Richard
R
Trewhella
Neil
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