Resuscitation for patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: Singapore

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 96-101

  Lim, Ghee Hian ^a   Seow, Eillyne ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

asystole; automatic external defibrillator (AED); bystander CPR; cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA); pulseless electrical activity (PEA); return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); Singapore

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESUSCITATION; SINGAPORE; STANDARD; SURVIVAL RATE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SINGAPORE; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036528436     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00000248     Document Type: Article

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