Implementation trial of the basic life support termination of resuscitation rule: Reducing the transport of futile out-of-hospital cardiac arrests

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 486-491

  Morrison, Laurie J ^a,b,c   Eby, Don ^d,e   Veigas, Precilla V ^a   Zhan, Cathy ^a   Kiss, Alex ^c,f   Arcieri, Vince ^g   Hoogeveen, Paul ^h   Loreto, Chris ⁱ   Welsford, Michelle ^j,k   Dodd, Tim ^j   Mooney, Elma ⁱ   Pilkington, Marty ⁱ   Prowd, Cathy ^d   Reichl, Erica ^l   Scott, Jim ⁱ   Verdon, Jeanette M ^l   Waite, Tim ^m   Buick, Jason E ^a,c   Verbeek, P Richard ^a,b,h  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^g Peterborough Regional Health Centre   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

ⁱ Northeastern Ontario Prehospital Care Program Health Sciences North   (Canada)

^j HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^k MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^l Eastern Ontario Regional Genetics Program   (Canada)

^m Medavie EMS Ontario (MEMSO Muskoka)   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency medical services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASIC LIFE SUPPORT TERMINATION OF RESUSCITATION RULE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LONG TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; MEDICAL FUTILITY; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESUSCITATION ORDERS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 84895928200     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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