Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in young adults in Melbourne, Australia

Resuscitation

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 830-834

  Deasy, C ^a,b,c   Bray, J E ^a   Smith, K ^a,b   Harriss, L R ^a,b   Bernard, S A ^a,b,c   Cameron, P ^b,c  

^a Ambulance Victoria   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambulance service; Australia; Cardiac arrest registry; Epidemiology; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHYTHM; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OVERDOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957848654     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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