svespie

I find this study interesting and far too inconclusive. A note to those who disagree with the study, here in Michigan, the ones that decide what Prehospital is allowed to do (Michigan DOT) is run by bureaucrats and bean counters. To them, they see overall trends and cost per patient. It is obvious this is a cost analysis and the bean counters wouldn't get it if it hit them with cardiac arrrest. As a matter of fact, just recently it took an accomplished law man who later became a fireman and ems training officer for his department, to get the government here to allow public use of AEDs. He testified to the Michigan congress that he would not be there talking with them if someone in an Atlanta, Georgia airport, a layperson, had defibrillated him quickly. It took his testimony and many years of effort from the American Heart Association to get the laws changed here. Health care isn't immune to cost vs benefit analysis and cuts. Even if it's wrong, the bean counters will get their way unless we speak out and demand change or no change. We see it everyday; everything we do is dictated by the Federal bean counters, the State bean counters, the local Medical Director and the bean counters for whatever service we work for. Unfortunately, I do not have a solution.