Outcomes of sudden cardiac arrest treated with defibrillation by emergency medical technicians (EMT-Ds) or paramedics in a two-tiered urban EMS system

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-17

  Joyce, Steven M ^a   Davidson, Lee W ^b   Manning, Kelly W ^c   Wolsey, Brandon ^d   Topham, Robert ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^e Washoe Family Care   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; emergency medical services; EMT defibrillation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; URBAN HEALTH; UTAH;

EID: 0031610267     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129808958833     Document Type: Article

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