title: [Obesity in prehospital emergency care].
abstract: The prevalence of obesity has increased steadily in recent years. Obese people often suffer from diseases which acute decompensation requires a prompt prehospital therapy. The Emergency Medical Service will be confronted with difficulties in clinical diagnostic, therapy and especially with a delayed management of rescue and transport. It is most important to avoid prehospital depreciation in quality and time management. This article reviews the specific requirements of prehospital care of obese persons and discusses possible solutions to optimize the prehospital therapy.
authors.affiliation: Asklepios Klinik Harburg in Hamburg. p.kruska@asklepios.com
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kruska
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kappus
authors.forename: Thoralf
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kerner
mesh_terms: D058109:Airway Management; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014187:Transportation of Patients; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy