Prospective performance evaluation of emergency medical services for cardiac arrest in Lombardia: Is something moving forward?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 192-196

  Citerio, Giuseppe ^a   Buquicchio, Ilaria ^a   Rossi, Gian Piera ^a   Landriscina, Mario ^b   Raimondi, Maurizio ^c   Petrovich, Lorenzo ^d   Pesenti, Antonio ^a,e  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d General Health Directorate   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Emergency medical services; Outcome; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MICROCLIMATE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33749435595     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mej.0000209053.63010.c6     Document Type: Article

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