Resuscitation from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Is survival dependent on who is available at the scene?

Heart

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 47-52

  Soo, L H ^a   Gray, D ^a   Young, T ^b   Huff, N ^c   Skene, A ^b   Hampton, J R ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Out of hospital; Paramedic; Technician

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033041133     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.81.1.47     Document Type: Article

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