Cardiac arrest patients rarely receive chest compressions before ambulance arrival despite the availability of pre-arrival CPR instructions

Resuscitation

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-56

  Lerner, E Brooke ^a   Sayre, Michael R ^b   Brice, Jane H ^c   White, Lynn J ^b   Santin, Amy J ^c   Billittier IV, Anthony J ^d   Cloud, Samuel D ^e  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Erie County Department of Health   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical dispatch; Emergency medical services; Heart arrest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; BREATHING; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMOTE CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEPHONE;

EID: 39849089592     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.10.020     Document Type: Article

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