A national scheme for public access defibrillation in England and Wales: Early results

Resuscitation

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 275-280

  Colquhoun, M C ^a,b,c   Chamberlain, D A ^a,b   Newcombe, R G ^a   Harris, R ^c   Harris, S ^c   Peel, K ^d   Davies, C S ^e   Boyle, R ^e  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RESUSCITATION COUNCIL UK   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator; Defibrillation; Public access defibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CARDIAC PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALES;

EID: 48149112947     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.03.226     Document Type: Article

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