In the words of Greg Henry: "Isn't mortality rate the same the world over ?
One per patient"
Dr John Ryan
----- Original Message -----
From: Robbie Coull <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 07:44
Subject: Re: NHS Direct (was Anaesthetic mishap)
> > Actually, if you get everyone who has an MI into hospital very quickly,
you
> > will get the 35% of people who die within 30 minutes of the onset of
> > symptoms. Most of this group are "unsalvageable" since they have blocked
off
> > their left main stem. As a result, the mortality will actually worsen
the
> > quicker you get people to hospital.
>
> Er...no, Adrian. The mortality will drop because some of the extra ones
you
> see will be salvageable, whereas if they had still been at home taking
> Rennies in front of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, none of them would be.
>
> YOUR mortality rate will rise, but the patients mortality rate will fall
> (remember, it is the patient that's supposed to be sick).
>
> Robbie Coull
>
> email: [log in to unmask] website: http://www.coull.net
>
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