Association between interval between call for ambulance and return of spontaneous circulation and survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-46

  Herlitz, J ^a   Svensson, L ^b   Engdahl, J ^a   Angquist K A ^c   Silfverstolpe, J ^d   Holmberg, S ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAMBER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Prognosis; Return of spontaneous circulation

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

AGED; AMBULANCES; BLOOD CIRCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748329996     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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