The FIFA medical emergency bag and FIFA 11 steps to prevent sudden cardiac death: Setting a global standard and promoting consistent football field emergency care

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 1199-1202

  Dvorak, Jiri ^a   Kramer, Efraim B ^b   Schmied, Christian M ^c   Drezner, Jonathan A ^d   Zideman, David ^e   Patricios, Jon ^b,f   Correia, Luis ^g   Pedrinelli, André ^h   Mandelbaum, Bert ⁱ  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

^g Local Organising Committee ^*  (Brazil)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

ⁱ Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANAMNESIS; CARDIOLOGY PREVENTION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOCCER; SPORTS MEDICINE; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

CARDIOLOGY PREVENTION; INJURY PREVENTION; SOCCER;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOCCER; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84885870189     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092767     Document Type: Article

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