The oregon physician orders for life-sustaining treatment registry: A preliminary study of emergency medical services utilization

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 796-805

  Schmidt, Terri A ^a,b   Olszewski, Elizabeth A ^a   Zive, Dana ^a   Fromme, Erik K ^a,b   Tolle, Susan W ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMS; POLST; resuscitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR LIFE SUSTAINING TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ADHERENCE; ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS;

EID: 84875730424     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.07.081     Document Type: Article

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