Paramedic activities, drug administration and survival from out of hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 95-100

  Mitchell, R G ^a,d   Guly, U M ^b   Rainer, T H ^c   Robertson, C E ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Stirling Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Drug administration; Paramedic activities

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SCOTLAND; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033983438     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(99)00131-8     Document Type: Article

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