Advanced cardiac life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 351, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 647-656

  Stiell, Ian G ^a   Wells, George A ^a   Field, Brian ^b   Spaite, Daniel W ^c   Nesbitt, Lisa P ^a   De Maio, Valerie J ^d   Nichol, Graham ^a   Cousineau, Donna ^a   Blackburn, Josée ^a   Munkley, Doug ^e   Luinstra Toohey, Lorraine ^e   Campeau, Tony ^f   Dagnone, Eugene ^g   Lyver, Marion ^h  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Interdev Technologies   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Greater Niagara Base Hospital   (Canada)

^f ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^g QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; DOPAMINE; INFUSION FLUID; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE; VOLUNTEER; ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVERSION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AGED; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 3943066444     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa040325     Document Type: Article

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