Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival in Beirut, Lebanon

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 281-283

  El Sayed, Mazen J ^a   Tamim, Hani ^a   Nasreddine, Zeina ^a   Dishjekenian, Maggy ^a   Kazzi, Amin A ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

developing countries; emergency medical service system; emergency medical services; Lebanon; out of hospital cardiac arrest; survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART DISEASE; HEART RHYTHM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MORTALITY; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84903818992     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000088     Document Type: Article

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