A survey of factors associated with the successful recognition of agonal breathing and cardiac arrest by 9-1-1 call takers: Design and methodology

BMC Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Vaillancourt, Christian ^a,b   Jensen, Jan L ^a,c   Grimshaw, Jeremy ^a,b   Brehaut, Jamie C ^a,b   Charette, Manya ^a   Kasaboski, Ann ^a   Osmond, Martin ^b   Wells, George A ^a,b   Stiell, Ian G ^a,b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONAL BREATHING; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TELECONSULTATION; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ONTARIO; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 69049096569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471227X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-227X-9-14     Document Type: Article

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