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Table 2 List of patients, diagnoses, results and the therapeutic consequences

From: Prehospital point of care testing of blood gases and electrolytes — an evaluation of IRMA

    

Blood gases

 

Electrolytes

 

Assessment

No

Age

Sex

Indication

pH

pCO2

pO2

 

Na

K

Ca2+

 

Helpful?

 

Therapeutic consequences

1

74

M

Syncope

7.39

37

255

 

148

4.2

1.2

 

No

 

None

2

16

F

Hyperventilation tetany

-

-

-

 

147

4.1

1.16

 

No

 

None

3

83

F

Syncope

-

-

-

 

141

3.7

0.96

 

Yes

 

Substitution

4

35

M

Traumatic shock

-

-

-

 

150

3.3

1.03

 

Yes

 

Substitution

5

26

M

Head injury

7.49

31

322

 

147

3.4

1.07

 

Yes

 

Correction of ventilation

6

78

F

Coma

-

-

-

 

139

5.6

1.41

 

Yes

 

None

7

67

M

CPR

-

-

-

 

151

4.4

1.6

 

Yes

 

None

8

77

F

Dyspnoea

7.32

41

187

 

-

-

-

 

No

 

None

9

84

M

Lung edema

7.34

24

65

 

145

4.1

1.27

 

Yes

 

None

10

60

M

CPR

6.97

61

63

 

-

-

-

 

Yes

 

Buffering, correction of ventilation

    

7.01

52

91

 

-

-

-

    
    

6.96

59

83

 

141

5.1

1.18

    

11

90

F

CPR

7.02

65

88

 

148

4.9

1.2

 

Yes

 

Buffering, correction of ventilation

    

7.12

57

101

 

-

-

-

    

12

42

F

Intoxication

7.36

38

234

 

147

4.4

0.89

 

Yes

 

None

13

86

F

Cardiac failure

7.35

33

91

 

144

4.0

0.99

 

Yes

 

None

14

83

F

Dyspnea

7.38

42

78

 

140

4.3

1.1

 

No

 

None

15

19

M

Intoxication

7.35

39

211

 

132

3.5

0.9

 

Yes

 

Correction of electrolytes

16

71

F

Tachycardia

-

-

-

 

142

4.4

1.1

 

Yes

 

None

17

76

M

Syncope, somnolence

-

-

-

 

134

3.5

1.4

 

Yes

 

Correction of electrolytes

18

74

M

Arrhythmia

-

-

-

 

145

4.5

0.98

 

Yes

 

None

19

90

F

Lung edema

7.35

48

58

 

142

3.8

1.2

 

Yes

 

Intubation

20

52

M

Cardiac failure, tachycardia

7.38

42

88

 

-

-

-

 

Yes

 

None

21

60

M

Coma

-

-

-

 

145

4.4

1.01

 

Yes

 

None

  1. M = male; F = female; CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation.