title: Are Perth metropolitan GPs prepared for common medical emergencies?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Anaesthesia Skills and Medical Simulation, University of Western Australia.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mole
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Riley
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Trewhella
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014904:Western Australia