Descriptive analysis of oxygen use in Australian emergency departments

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-52

  Considine, Julie ^a   Botti, Mari ^a   Thomas, Shane ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

emergency medicine; evidence based practice; oxygen

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANOXIA; CHEST PAIN; DECISION MAKING; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VICTORIA;

EID: 84855783183     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328347283c     Document Type: Article

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