The impact of prehospital physicians on out-of-hospital nonasystolic cardiac arrest

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 132-135

  Dickinson, Edward T ^a,b   Schneider, Robert M ^a   Verdile, Vincent P ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Town of Colonie Department of Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; emergency medical services; medical control; prehospital physicians; survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031175161     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129708958805     Document Type: Article

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