Prehospital management of supraventricular tachycardia in Victoria, Australia: Epidemiology and effectiveness of therapies

Objective The present study examined patient demographics, characteristics and the effectiveness of current prehospital supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) management by ambulance paramedics in Victoria, Australia. Method We conducted a retrospective study of all Victorian patients attended by parame...

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Published in:Emergency medicine Australasia 2014-08, Vol.26 (4), p.350-355
Main Authors: Smith, Gavin, McD Taylor, David, Morgans, Amee, Cameron, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Child, Preschool
Clinical Audit
Disease Management
Electric Countershock - methods
Emergency Medical Services - methods
epidemiology
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
prehospital
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
supraventricular tachycardia
Sympathomimetics - therapeutic use
Tachycardia, Supraventricular - epidemiology
Tachycardia, Supraventricular - etiology
Tachycardia, Supraventricular - therapy
Valsalva Maneuver
Valsalva manoeuvre
verapamil
Victoria - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective The present study examined patient demographics, characteristics and the effectiveness of current prehospital supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) management by ambulance paramedics in Victoria, Australia. Method We conducted a retrospective study of all Victorian patients attended by paramedics between 14 February 2012 and 13 February 2013, where SVT was the initial or final diagnosis. Patients were excluded if SVT was not captured on ECG, incomplete data were recorded, or SVT began after initial assessment. Data were extracted from the VACIS® clinical data warehouse. Accuracy of paramedic SVT diagnosis was examined. Results Nine hundred and thirty‐three patients were enrolled, including 882 (94.5%) adults and 564 (60.5%) women. Mean adult and paediatric (
ISSN:1742-6731
1742-6723
DOI:10.1111/1742-6723.12248