Are interfacility ground transports of patients utilizing intra-aortic balloon pumps safe?

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 395-398

  Penner, G E ^a   Brabson, T A ^a   Bunk, C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Interfacility transports; Intraaortic balloon pumping; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

AGED; AMBULANCE; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0034799554     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120190939580     Document Type: Article

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