title: [Not Available].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the occult mortality in the extra-hospital setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study included patients who required health care using the Andalusian Emergency Services from January 2002 to June 2002 and who remained at home or were transferred to an Emergency department of a hospital in a normal ambulance as they were not considered to be in need of emergency assistance.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 562 patients who met the inclusion criteria of this study, 17 patients died after this care, which was an occult mortality of 3%, 8 of whom had remained at home.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The occult mortality in this study is not insignificant; it affects all ages and is mainly due to respiratory disorders.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación. Empresa Pública de Emergencias Sanitarias. Armilla. Granada. España. Electronic address: cmartin@gr.epes.es.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martín Castro
authors.forename: Milagros
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gil Ortega
authors.forename: Francisco Javier
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gómez Jiménez
authors.forename: Fermina
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Macías Rodríguez
authors.forename: Justo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cabrera Iboleón