Can paramedics safely treat and discharge hypoglycemic patients in the field?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-120

  Lerner, E Brooke ^a,b   Billittier IV, Anthony J ^a   Lance, Daniel R ^a   Janicke, David M ^a   Teuscher, Josette A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Expanded scope; Hypoglycemia

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037351464     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2003.50014     Document Type: Article

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