The effects of prehospital advanced life support drug treatment on patient improvement and in-hospital utilization

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 252-260

  Ferrazzi, Simon ^a   Waltner Toews, David ^a   Abernathy, Tom ^b   McEwen, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Central West Health Planning Information Network   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hospital utilization; Length of stay; Outcome; Prehospital care; Symptom relief drug program

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLUCAGON; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0034951439     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120190939742     Document Type: Article

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