Validation of a universal prehospital termination of resuscitation clinical prediction rule for advanced and basic life support providers

Resuscitation

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-328

  Morrison, Laurie J ^a,b,d   Verbeek, P Richard ^b,c   Zhan, Cathy ^a   Kiss, Alex ^e   Allan, Katherine S ^a,f  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Sunnybrook Osler Centre For Prehospital Care   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^f ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Clinical prediction rule; Emergency medical services; Medical ethics; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Termination of resuscitation; Universal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVOR; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59849119549     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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