Feasibility of continuous positive airway pressure by primary care paramedics

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 535-540

  Cheskes, Sheldon ^a,b,c   Thomson, Sue ^a   Turner, Linda ^a  

^a SunnybrookOsler Centre for Prehospital Medicine   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway; Continuous positive airway pressure; Emergency medical services; Paramedic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865750099     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2012.689930     Document Type: Article

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