Prehospital resuscitation practices: A survey of prehospital providers

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 101-106

  Marco, Catherine A ^a   Schears, Raquel M ^b  

^a ST VINCENT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; CPR; Ethics; Prehospital; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 0037238258     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00688-1     Document Type: Article

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