Analysis of initial rhythm, witnessed status and delay to treatment among survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Sweden

Heart

Volumn 96, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 1826-1830

  Holmgren, Christina ^a,b   Bergfeldt, L ^b   Edvardsson, N ^b   Karlsson, T ^b   Lindqvist, J ^b   Silfverstolpe, J ^c   Svensson, L ^d   Herlitz, J ^b  

^a NU Hospital   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Emergency Medical Services   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVOR; SWEDEN;

AGED; BRAIN; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78349308276     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.198325     Document Type: Article

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