Does advanced life support provide benefits to patients?: A literature review

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 265-270

  Isenberg, Derek L ^a   Bissell, Richard ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced life support (ALS); basic life support (BLS); benefits; cardiac arrest; evaluation; myocardial infarction; patients; trauma

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444493348     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X0000265X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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