[What is not revealed in the telephone call reporting "unconsciousness"]. / Sto se krije iza poziva "bez svijesti"!

Medical documentation of the Zagreb Emergency Medical Center was reviewed in the period between January 1 to December 31, 1994. 1352 telephone calls received by physician in charge related to the state of unconsciousness were processed. The state of unconsciousness was verified in 602 patients (44.52%). 315 patients (23.30%) were not unconscious. Insufficient evidence of the state of consciousness was provided in the case of 395 patients (29.22%). In the case of 40 calls, patients were not found on the spot. Vasovagal syncope, death, acute alcoholism, epilepsy, trauma, stroke, hypoglycemia, psychoneurosis and intoxication represent the most usual diagnosis made by physicians who examined the patients.