[Fibrinolysis and acute stroke in maritime search and rescue medical evacuation].

Medical management of a female passenger with acute stroke aboard a cruise ship at the sea allowed a fast evacuation towards a stroke unit by an helicopter staffed with an emergency medical doctor. Fibrinolysis begun in a short delay after magnetic resonance imaging.

Prehospital intravenous line placement assessment in the French emergency system: a prospective study.

Background And Objective: Out-of-hospital intravenous line placement is used daily. All available studies take place using paramedics, e.g.