12-Lead Electrocardiograms during Basic Life Support Care

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 212-216

  Provo, Terry A ^a   Frascone, Ralph J ^b  

^a Advanced Circulatory Systems Inc   (United States)

^b REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

12 lead electrocardiograms; Basic life support; Emergency medical services; Pre hospital; Scene times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BASIC LIFE SUPPORT CARE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIRST AID; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544390483     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3127(03)00222-3     Document Type: Article

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