Prehospital noninvasive ventilation: A viable treatment option in the urban setting

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-45

  Taylor, David McD ^a   Bernard, Stephen A ^b   Masci, Kevin ^b   MacBean, Catherine E ^c   Kennedy, Marcus P ^c  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Ambulance Victoria   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuous positive airways pressure; Emergency medical services; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URBAN AREA;

AGED; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; PULMONARY EDEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 38149001485     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120701710389     Document Type: Article

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