A qualitative study to identify barriers to local implementation of prehospital termination of resuscitation protocols

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-368

  Sasson, Comilla ^a   Forman, Jane ^b   Krass, David ^a   Macy, Michelle ^a   Kellermann, Arthur L ^c   McNally, Bryan F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Death; Heart arrest; Sudden

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL VALUE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REIMBURSEMENT; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STANDARD; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 77749324093     PISSN: 19417713     EISSN: 19417705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.108.830398     Document Type: Article

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