Snabb utveckling inom prehospital läkarbemannad intensivvård
Sammanfattning
For the most severely injured and unstable patients physician staffed second tier emergency medical service (EMS) units
are used in many European areas. Physician staffed prehospital care is associated with a high rate of survival, advanced
trauma care and beneficial cost-effectiveness. In the Nordic countries anaesthesiologists staff the rapid response cars and
ambulance helicopters. This article reviews the current status of physician EMS in Sweden and the rapid development of new
prehospital intensive care methods.