Public defibrillation: Increased survival from a structured response system

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 384-389

  Powell, Judy ^a   Van Ottingham, Lois ^a   Schron, Eleanor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator (AED); Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Defibrillation; Emergency medical services (EMS); Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OOH CA); Ventricular fibrillation (VF)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; STANDARD; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 16644374283     PISSN: 08894655     EISSN: 15505049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005082-200411000-00009     Document Type: Article

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