Population
933 patients attended by paramedics in Victoria, Australia, with SVT as initial or final diagnosis captured…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Prehospital (until arrival at hospital)
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Current prehospital SVT protocols in Victoria warrant prospective evaluation; leaves open optimal first-line strategies.
Prehospital therapies for SVT, such as verapamil and aramine, are highly effective when used, but are currently underutilized by paramedics, resulting in many patients arriving at the hospital still in SVT.
Smith et al. (2014) studied this question.
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