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B G Lucas

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PubMed1980

An evaluation of some mechanical resuscitators for use in the ambulance service.

The requirements for a mechanical resuscitator intended for use in the ambulance service are set out in detail. Seven resuscitators in current use (4 volume-cycled, 3 pressure-cycled) were subjected to a series of tests of efficiency, reliability, and robustness and their portability and foolproof qualities were evaluated. Although 3 of the machines met the functional requirements for resuscitation, only one, the volume-cycled Pneupac, fulfilled all the criteria laid down.

Ambulances↗
PubMed1978

The evaluation of emergency care. Development of a quantitative criterion.

A method based on comparing proportions of immediate and later deaths has been used in a retrospective study of fatal road traffic accidents occurring in North Yorkshire from January 1974 to July 1976. The method enables comparative data to be expressed in terms of a care index based on morbidity distribution as indicated by the ratio of immediate to later deaths. Using this method the general practitioner scheme in operation in North Yorkshire appears to give a higher standard of emergency care than elsewhere in the county.

Accidents, Traffic↗