Feasibility of public access to defibrillation

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-198

  Caffrey, Sherry ^a  

^a O'Hare International Airport ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; AIRPORT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; POLICE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; TRAVEL; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; CARDIOVERSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; HUMANS;

EID: 0036014510     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075198-200206000-00001     Document Type: Review

References (30)

1. American Heart Association Guidelines 2000 for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care
2. American Heart Association Report on Public Access Defibrillation Conference
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17. American Heart Association report on the Second Public Access Defibrillation Conference, April 17-19, 1997
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19. Improved survival with an airport based PAD program
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