Management and outcomes of pediatric patients transported by emergency medical services in a Canadian prehospital system

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 6-12

  Richard, Julie ^a   Osmond, Martin H ^a   Nesbitt, Lisa ^b   Stiell, Ian G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced life support interventions; Basic life support interventions; Children; Emergency medical services

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CANADA; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEIZURE; SPINE STABILIZATION;

EID: 33645470402     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500013312     Document Type: Article

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