Outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Metropolitan Taipei: Does an advanced life support service make a difference?

Resuscitation

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 461-469

  Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^a   Chiang, Wen Chu ^a   Ko, Patrick Chow In ^a   Huang, Jimmy Ching Chih ^b   Lin, Chi Hao ^c   Wang, Hui Chi ^a   Chang, Wei Tien ^a   Hwang, Chien Hwa ^d   Wang, Yao Cheng ^d   Hsiung, Guan Hwa ^d   Lee, Bin Chou ^e   Chen, Shyr Chyr ^a   Chen, Wen Jone ^a   Lin, Fang Yue ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Taipei City Fire Department   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Advanced life support (ALS); Basic life support (BLS); Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Emergency medical services; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34547441243     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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