A study on pre-hospital emergency treatment of 314 comatose patients / 中华急诊医学杂志

Objective To study the pathogenesis, the diagnoses and the pre-hospital emergency treatment of comatose patients. Methods 314 comatose patients admitted to our hospital from September 2003 to September 2004 were analyzed retrospectively and followed in the hospital. Results Among 314 comatose patients, 119 had cerebrovascular accidents, 91 with poisoning, 42 with metabolic diseases, 37 cardiovascular diseases and 25 others. After pre-hospital treatment, 68 patients were recovered, 199 with stable conditions, 31 deterioated and 16 died. Conclusion Among the comatose patients, cerebral diseases and poisoning accounted for the most. The pre-hospital treatment could improve the successful rate of rescue.