Bystander CPR in south east Scotland increases over 16 years

Resuscitation

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1488-1491

  Ghose, R ^b   Lyon, R M ^a   Clegg, G R ^a   Gray, A J ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiac care; Emergency department; Resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; STAFF TRAINING; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78149409588     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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