Current EMS guidelines in our jurisdiction (Western Australia) recommend optimising patient positioning, titrated oxygen therapy and specific management options directed at the underlying disease, 3 such as bronchodilators for COPD and glyceryl trinitrate for APO. 1 It may arise from a variety of cardiorespiratory conditions, 2 such as acute pulmonary oedema (APO), asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Professor Judith C Finn, Prehospital, Resuscitation, and Emergency Care Research Unit (PRECRU), Curtin University, Perth, WA 6102, Australia Īcute respiratory failure (ARF), presenting as dyspnoea, is a common reason for patients to contact emergency medical (ambulance) services (EMS).
13 Emergency Department, Rockingham General Hospital, Cooloongup, Western Australia, Australia.12 Emergency Department, Armadale Kelmscott District Memorial Hospital, Armadale, Western Australia, Australia.11 Emergency Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.10 Respiratory Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.9 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.8 School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.7 Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.6 Emergency Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia.5 Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, UK.
3 Critical Care Division, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.2 St John Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.1 Prehospital, Resuscitation, and Emergency Care Research Unit (PRECRU), Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
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