Adverse events associated with lay emergency response programs: The public access defibrillation trial experience

Resuscitation

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-65

  Peberdy, Mary Ann ^a   Ottingham, Lois Van ^b   Groh, William J ^c   Hedges, Jerris ^d   Terndrup, Thomas E ^e   Pirrallo, Ronald G ^f   Mann, N Clay ^g   Sehra, Ruchir ^h  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Defibrillation; Emergency treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RESUSCITATION; RIB FRACTURE; SHOCK; STAFF TRAINING; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33745143772     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.10.030     Document Type: Article

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