Checking the carotid pulse check: Diagnostic accuracy of first responders in patients with and without a pulse

Resuscitation

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-116

  Eberle, B ^a   Dick, W F ^a   Schneider, T ^a   Wisser, G ^a   Doetsch, S ^a   Tzanova, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary bypass; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Carotid artery; Emergency medical services; Pulselessness; Quality assurance; Resuscitation training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME;

EID: 0030453944     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(96)01016-7     Document Type: Article

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