Can lay responder defibrillation programmes improve survival to hospital discharge following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

Australian Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 137-145

  Smith, Leigh M ^a   Davidson, Patricia M ^b   Halcomb, Elizabeth J ^a   Andrew, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation; Out of hospital arrest; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 35648979606     PISSN: 10367314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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