EMS defibrillation-first policy may not improve outcome in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-282

  Stotz, Martin ^a   Albrecht, Roland ^a   Zwicker, Gallus ^a   Drewe, Juergen ^a   Ummenhofer, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Automated external defibrillator (AED); Basic life support (BLS); Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Ventricular fibrillation (VF); Ventricular tachycardia (VT)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041971087     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00271-5     Document Type: Article

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