Patient and Bystander Response to Medical Emergencies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9100254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Peter Mogielnicki (Harvard University), Keith A Stevenson (Harvard University), Thomas R Willemain (0000-0002-1851-7070, Harvard University) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 753-762 |
| Publication date | 1975-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-197509000-00005 |
| PMID | 1177540 |
| OpenAlex | W2040271883 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
This study of patient and bystander responses to medical emergencies revealed serious shortcomings in the public's ability to respond appropriately to such situations. Decision delays at least as long as ambulance response delays were found to be the result of confusion regarding the seriousness of the emergency, confusion regarding the appropriate reaction to the emergency, and a reluctance to burden the rescue service unnecessarily. A significant group of high-risk patients were identified who not only reacted slowly but who bypassed the emergency ambulance service entirely. A substantial fraction of these patients have had prior contact with the local medical care system for problems related or identical to the one causing the emergency
Ambulance service · Bystander effect · Confusion · Medical emergency · Seriousness · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Emergency Medical Services · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1979 - 1986 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |