Reality of out of hospital cardiac arrest

Heart

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1505-1506

  O'Rourke, Michael F ^a  

^a ST VINCENT'S CLINIC   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; AMBULANCE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DENIAL; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MEDICAL CARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX PAIN;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 28144460892     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.061572     Document Type: Editorial

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