Combined interventions may improve success when treating sudden cardiac arrest

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-228

  Gonzales, Louis ^a   Langlois, Jennifer ^b   Parker, Chris ^a   Yost, Dana ^c  

^a City of Austin Travis County EMS   (United States)

^b NeuroTexas Institute   (United States)

^c Resurgent Biomedical Consulting LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest survival; Cardiac arrest system of care; Mechanical CPR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 77749279773     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120903524989     Document Type: Article

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