Cost effectiveness of defibrillation by targeted responders in public settings

Circulation

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 697-703

  Nichol, Graham ^a,b   Valenzuela, T ^c   Roe, D ^d   Clark, L ^c   Huszti, E ^a   Wells, G A ^a,b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Death, sudden; Defibrillation; Heart arrest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSE TIME; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MARKOV CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIVATE SECTOR; RECREATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041662070     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000084545.65645.28     Document Type: Article

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