PMID: 9428293Jan 1, 1997Paper

Prehospital EMS treatment of pediatric asthma and what happens before help arrives?

The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
R E SapienS J Murphy

Abstract

Many asthmatic children require assistance by emergency medical services (EMS) secondary to an acute asthma episode. What medication interventions are being utilized by EMS when responding to an asthma call for a child, and how does EMS management compare to home management given before ambulance arrival (pre EMS)? Sixty-one ambulance reports pertaining to acute asthma episodes in children aged 1 month to 15 years were collected and analyzed. There was no significant difference between likelihood to receive a beta 2-agonist nebulizer treatment pre-EMS arrival or by EMS. Oxygen was the most common EMS intervention.

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Nov 11, 1998·Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology·S CragoS J Murphy
Apr 30, 2005·Academic Emergency Medicine : Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine·Neal J RichmondJules Winokur
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Oct 19, 2019·Pediatric Pulmonology·Sriram RamgopalSylvia Owusu-Ansah
Jan 29, 2021·The Journal of Asthma : Official Journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma·Alexandra L CheethamKathleen M Adelgais

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