Clinical consequences of the introduction of mechanical chest compression in the EMS system for treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest-A pilot study

Resuscitation

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-55

  Axelsson, Christer ^a   Nestin, Johan ^b   Svensson, Leif ^c   Axelsson, Åsa B ^d   Herlitz, Johan ^e  

^a Gothenburg EMS System   (Sweden)

^b Samariten EMS system   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Mechanical chest compression; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33748304703     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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