CPR variability during ground ambulance transport of patients in cardiac arrest

Resuscitation

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 592-595

  Roosa, Jason R ^a   Vadeboncoeur, Tyler F ^b   Dommer, Paul B ^a   Panchal, Ashish R ^c   Venuti, Mark ^e   Smith, Gary ^f   Silver, Annemarie ^d   Mullins, Margaret ^a   Spaite, Daniel ^c   Bobrow, Bentley J ^a,c,g  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d ZOLL Medical Corporation   (United States)

^e Guardian Medical Transport   (United States)

^f Mesa Fire Department   (United States)

^g ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR; CPR quality; EMS; Ground ambulance transport; OOHCA; Prehospital

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876738695     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.07.042     Document Type: Article

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