Searching for the evidence in pre-hospital care: A review of randomised controlled trials

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-23

  Brazier, Hugh ^a   Murphy, Andrew W ^b   Lynch, Caoimhe ^b   Bury, Gerard ^c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Outcomes; Pre hospital care; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CARDIAC AGENT; DROPERIDOL; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; METHOXAMINE; MORPHINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTOKINASE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; CORONARY DISEASE; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDLINE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0032913145     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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