In-flight automated external defibrillator use and consultation patterns

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 235-239

  Brown, Aaron Michael ^a   Rittenberger, Jon C ^a   Ammon, Charles M ^b   Harrington, Scott ^a   Guyette, Francis X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STAT MedEvac   (United States)

Author keywords

AED; Airline; Automated external defibrillator; Cardiac arrest; Medical consultation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AVIATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AVIATION; COMMERCE; DEFIBRILLATORS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGEMENT AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77749279737     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120903572319     Document Type: Article

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