Prehospital emergency medical technicians can perform ultrasonography and blood analysis in prehospital evaluation of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a feasibility study

• Main Authors: Giti Nadim (Author), Christian B. Laursen (Author), Pia I. Pietersen (Author), Daniel Wittrock (Author), Michael K. Sørensen (Author), Lars B. Nielsen (Author), Claus-Henrik Rasmussen (Author), Helle Marie Christensen (Author), Simon Helmerik (Author), Gitte Jørgensen (Author), Ingrid L. Titlestad (Author), Annmarie T. Lassen (Author), Søren Mikkelsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Crowding of the emergency departments is an increasing problem. Many patients with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often treated in the emergency departments for a very short period before discharged to their homes. It is possible that this t...