The revolution and evolution of prehospital cardiac care

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 15, 1996, Pages 1611-1619

  Eisenberg, Mickey S ^a,d   Pantridge, J Frank ^b   Cobb, Leonard A ^a   Geddes, John S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; COMMUNITY CARE; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVOLUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TELEMETRY;

AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRELAND; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029796204     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.15.1611     Document Type: Review

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