Prearrest signs of shock and respiratory insufficiency in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests witnessed by crew of the emergency medical service

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 440-448

  Skrifvars, Markus B ^a   Boyd, James ^a   Kuisma, Markku ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SHOCK; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 65449182716     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.027     Document Type: Article

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