Safety of interhospital transport of cardiac patients and the need for medical escorts

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-31

  Lees, Michelle ^a,c   Elcock, Mark ^b  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Queensland Health   (Australia)

^c Toowoomba Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Patient transfer; Physician's role; Transportation of patient

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICARBONATE; DIGOXIN; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFUSION; INTUBATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSE; PAIN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEDATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ESCORT SERVICE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 38849111270     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2007.01020.x     Document Type: Review

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