Algorithm for the resuscitation of traumatic cardiac arrest patients in a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service

Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Sherren, Peter B ^a,b   Reid, Cliff ^a,c   Habig, Karel ^a   Burns, Brian J ^a,c  

^a Greater Sydney Area HEMS   (Australia)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HEART ARREST; HEART INJURY; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OXYGENATION; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERIMORTEM CAESAREAN DELIVERY; PHYSICIAN; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; SURVIVAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRAUMATIC CARDIAC ARREST; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

AIR AMBULANCES; ALGORITHMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84874967874     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc12504     Document Type: Article

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