title: [An efficient example of a Swiss pre-hospital chain of survival: the state of Vaud model].
abstract: The state of Vaud model of the pre-hospital chain of survival is an example of an efficient way to deal with pre-hospital emergencies. It revolves around a centrally located dispatch center managing emergencies according to specific key words, allowing dispatchers to send out resources among which we find general practitioners, ambulances, physician staffed fast response cars or physician staffed helicopters and specific equipment. The Vaud pre-hospital chain of survival has been tailored according to geographical, demographical and political necessities. It undergoes constant reassessment and needs continuous adaptations to the ever changing demographics and epidemiology of pre-hospital medicine.
authors.affiliation: Centre Interdisciplinaire des Urgences. patrick.schoettker@chuv.ch
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schoettker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Potin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Staeger
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yersin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ribordy
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D013557:Switzerland