The time first-response fire fighters have to initiate care in a midsize city

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-174

  Lerner, E Brooke ^a,c   Billittier IV, Anthony J ^a   Moscati, Ronald M ^a   Adolf, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Erie Co Div Emergency Med Serv   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillators; Emergency medical services; First responders; Time

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 0043169448     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00166-5     Document Type: Article

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