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Interdisciplinary Emergency Care System in a Medium Sized City: Evaluation of 3,997 Cases Over a Four Year Period

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Th. Behrenbeck ,
C. Fastenrath ,
J. Behrenbeck ,
K. Groell ,
Th. Dorsel  and
F. Bender
Th. Behrenbeck
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Münster, West Germany
C. Fastenrath
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Münster, West Germany
J. Behrenbeck
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Münster, West Germany
K. Groell
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Münster, West Germany
Th. Dorsel
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Münster, West Germany
F. Bender
Affiliation:
University Hospital, Münster, West Germany
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In 1978 an emergency medical system was established to provide extensive, on the spot treatment for medical emergencies and traffic accidents in Münster. It was designed, like other systems (17,21,23,25,31,34) to treat all types of medical emergencies, although it was initially thought that victims of traffic accidents would predominate. The system covers the city of Münster, which is the capital of Westphalia (see Figure 1) and has a population of 270,000 plus its neighboring communities. Thus, the service provides for 300,000 people over a 20 mile circle in diameter. This area has a low percentage of blue collar workers due to a lack of industry, as Münster is mainly an academic, administrative and business center.

Type
Selected papers from the 4th World Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine, Brighton, United Kingdom, June, 1985
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Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 2 , Issue 1-4: Contributions from the Second International Assembly on Emergency Medical Services-Focus on Disaster, Baltimore, Md., USA, 1986 and 4th World Congress on Emergency and Disaster Medicine Brighton, U.K. June, 1985 , 1986 , pp. 134 - 139
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Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 1986

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