Creating a drowning chain of survival

Resuscitation

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1149-1152

  Szpilman, David ^a   Webber, Jonathon ^b   Quan, Linda ^c   Bierens, Joost ^d   Morizot Leite, Luiz ^e   Langendorfer, Stephen John ^f   Beerman, Steve ^g   Løfgren, Bo ^h  

^a Sociedade Brasileira de Salvamento Aquatico Sobrasa Miguel Couto Hospital Research Center   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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

^d Van Heurnlaan   (Netherlands)

^e Ocean Rescue Captain at Miami Dade Fire Rescue   (United States)

^f BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chain of survival; Drowning; First aid and CPR; Lifeguarding; Lifesaving; Rescue and safety equipment

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DROWNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FLOTATION; HUMAN; IMMERSION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SURVIVAL; VICTIM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; DROWNING CHAIN OF SURVIVAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; MORTALITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

DROWNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84906057295     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.05.034     Document Type: Article

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