Time for action regarding cardiovascular emergency care at sports arenas: A lesson from the Arena study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1438-1441

  Borjesson, Mats ^a   Dugmore, Dorian ^b   Mellwig, Klaus Peter ^c   Van Buuren, Frank ^c   Serratosa, Luis ^d   Solberg, Erik E ^e   Pelliccia, Antonio ^f  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Wellness Medical Center   (United Kingdom)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d Medicina de la Educación Física y el Deporte   (Spain)

^e DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f Institute of Sports Medicine and Science   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPORT; TRAINING;

DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EUROPE; HUMANS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT TRANSFER; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCCER;

EID: 77953798666     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq006     Document Type: Note

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