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

Robert E. Sapien; Jodi Lapidus; Lori Coors; Shirley J. Murphy

doi:10.3109/02770909709055391

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

Robert E. Sapien, Jodi Lapidus, Lori Coors, Shirley J. Murphy

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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 beta₂-agonist nebulizer treatment pre-EMS arrival or by EMS. Oxygen was the most common EMS intervention.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	477-481
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Asthma
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02770909709055391
State	Published - 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Asthma
EMS
Emergency
Nebulizers
Prehospital
Prevention
Triggers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Immunology and Allergy
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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title = "Prehospital EMS treatment of pediatric asthma and what happens before help arrives?",

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 beta2-agonist nebulizer treatment pre-EMS arrival or by EMS. Oxygen was the most common EMS intervention.",

keywords = "Asthma, EMS, Emergency, Nebulizers, Prehospital, Prevention, Triggers",

author = "Sapien, {Robert E.} and Jodi Lapidus and Lori Coors and Murphy, {Shirley J.}",

note = "Funding Information: This work was funded by NIHLB #HL 03246-03 and MCH 354002-02-3.",

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