Safe transport of patients with acute coronary syndrome or cardiogenic shock by skilled air medical crews

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 240-245

  Trojanowski, Jan ^a   MacDonald, Russell D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

acute coronary syndrome; adverse event; air ambulance; cardiogenic shock

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR AMBULANCES; CHEST PAIN; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952253720     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.541978     Document Type: Article

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