Characteristics of cardiac arrest and resuscitation by age group: an analysis from the Swedish Cardiac Arrest Registry

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1025-1031

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Svensson, Leif ^b   Engdahl, Johan ^a   Gelberg, Jan ^c   Silfverstolpe, Johan ^d   Wisten, Aase ^e   Ängquist, Karl Axel ^f   Holmberg, Stig ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d KAMBER   (Sweden)

^e SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36048931852     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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