Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in North-East Germany: Increased resuscitation efforts and improved survival

Resuscitation

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 177-183

  Kentsch, Michael ^a   Schlichting, Hagen ^a   Mathes, Norbert ^b   Rodemerk, Uwe ^c   Ittel, Thomas Heinz ^c  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Germany)

^b Rescue Center Stralsund   (Germany)

^c Hospital Stralsund   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advanced life support (ALS); Cardiac arrest; Emergency medical services; Out of hospital CPR; Outcome; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRST AID; GERMANY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITNESS;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GERMANY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0033959719     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(99)00138-0     Document Type: Article

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