Acute cardiac events and deployment of emergency medical teams and automated external defibrillators in large football stadiums in the Netherlands

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 571-575

  Van De Sandt, Femke ^a   Umans, Victor ^a  

^a Medical Centre Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute cardiac event; Automated external defibrillator; Emergency medical response system; Football; Resuscitation; Sports stadium

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 72449202228     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e32832d1927     Document Type: Article

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