PMID- 11272860
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20010510
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0941-3790 (Print)
IS  - 0941-3790 (Linking)
VI  - 63
IP  - 1
DP  - 2001 Jan
TI  - [Psychotropic substances in the area of preclinical intensive care medicine].
PG  - 15-21
AB  - The aim of preclinical intensive care is to prevent severe consequences by 
      providing immediate therapeutic aid to emergency patients in a life-threatening 
      condition. We investigated how the abuse of drugs and alcohol influences the 
      frequency and the category of emergency cases as well as the patient outcome. 250 
      emergency cases were analysed in a prospective study in the area of Heidelberg, 
      Germany, from the summer of 1995 to the spring of 1999. The analysis is based on 
      patient data obtained from the German standardised Emergency Record and on the 
      clinical outcome and influence of drugs and alcohol. A serious level of drugs or 
      alcohol was detected in 17% of the patients (the average level of alcohol was 
      1.97 promille). 81% of these intoxicated patients were given a NACA (National 
      Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) score of less than 4 (not life-threatening) 
      and therefore were not in need of the a presence of a physician.
FAU - Huber, F X
AU  - Huber FX
AD  - Chirurgische Universitatsklinik Heidelberg, Sektion Unfall- und 
      Wiederherstellungschirurgie.
FAU - Herzog, L
AU  - Herzog L
FAU - Meeder, P J
AU  - Meeder PJ
FAU - Buchholz, J
AU  - Buchholz J
LA  - ger
PT  - English Abstract
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Psychotrope Substanzen im Bereich der praklinischen Intensivmedizin.
PL  - Germany
TA  - Gesundheitswesen
JT  - Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes 
      (Germany))
JID - 9204210
RN  - 0 (Psychotropic Drugs)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Alcoholic Intoxication/*epidemiology
MH  - Child
MH  - Critical Care/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Emergency Medical Services/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Germany
MH  - Health Services Misuse/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Humans
MH  - Incidence
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Psychotropic Drugs
MH  - Substance-Related Disorders/*epidemiology
EDAT- 2001/03/29 10:00
MHDA- 2001/05/22 10:01
CRDT- 2001/03/29 10:00
PHST- 2001/03/29 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/05/22 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/03/29 10:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1055/s-2001-10451 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Gesundheitswesen. 2001 Jan;63(1):15-21. doi: 10.1055/s-2001-10451.