Cardiac arrests in schools: Assessing use of automated external defibrillators (AED) on school campuses

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 426-429

  Swor, Robert ^a   Grace, Heather ^a   McGovern, Heather ^b   Weiner, Michelle ^a   Walton, Edward ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillators; Emergencies; Heart arrest; Resuscitation; Schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CARDIAC ARREST; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SURVIVAL; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; TELEPHONE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84875234869     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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