The effect of semi-automatic external defibrillation by emergency medical technicians on survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An observational study in urban and rural areas in Belgium

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 72-83

  Calle, P A ^a   Verbeke, A ^b   Vanhaute, O ^a   Van Acker, Ph ^a   Martens, P ^b   Buylaert, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b General Hospital St Jan   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RURAL HEALTH; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; URBAN HEALTH; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0030788668     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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