Can J Rural Med - Volume 2, No. 2, Spring 1997 / Are health care facilities in rural Newfoundland and Labrador prepared to handle cardiovascular emergencies?

Are health care facilities in rural Newfoundland and Labrador prepared to handle cardiovascular emergencies?

Table 2. Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training among physicians and nurses in rural facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador

Practitioner group; no. (and %) with ACLS training

Type of facility Physicians Nurses

Rural hospital 53/71 (75) 41/221 (18)

24-hour emergency clinic 15/24 (62) 11/58 (19)

Satellite clinics 14/17 (82) 0/4 (0)

All facilities 82/112 (73) 52/283 (18)

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Table 2. Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) training among physicians and nurses in rural facilities in Newfoundland and Labrador
	Practitioner group; no. (and %) with ACLS training
Type of facility	Physicians	Nurses
Rural hospital	53/71 (75)	41/221 (18)
24-hour emergency clinic	15/24 (62)	11/58 (19)
Satellite clinics	14/17 (82)	0/4 (0)
All facilities	82/112 (73)	52/283 (18)