Response times and outcomes for cardiac arrests in las vegas casinos

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-253

  Karch, Steven B ^a,d   Graff, Jon ^b   Young, Sandra ^a   Ho, Chih Hsiang ^c  

^a City of Las Vegas ^*  (United States)

^b Mercy Ambulance Company   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d Department of Fire Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation; Emergency medical services; Response times; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031957598     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90094-8     Document Type: Article

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