Emergency Medical System response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Milan, Italy

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 234-236

  Morici, Nuccia ^a   De Luca, Giovanni ^b   Lucenteforte, Ersilia ^c   Chatenoud, Liliane ^c   Fontana, Giancarlo ^d   La Vecchia, Carlo ^c,e   Sesana, Giovanni ^b  

^a OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^b SSUEm ^*  (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d Unita Operativa Governo dei Servizi Sanitari Territoriali e Politiche di Appropriatezza e Controllo   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency Medical System response; out of hospital cardiac arrest; time lines

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; URBAN AREA; CARDIOVERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; TIME;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; ITALY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954493577     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328330b3ef     Document Type: Article

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