Improving Survival From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Back to the Basics

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 314-316

  Eisenberg, Mickey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SKILL; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847240894     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.07.008     Document Type: Editorial

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