Benefit of mechanical chest compression devices in Mountain HEMS: Lessons learned from 1 year of experience and evaluation

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 299-301

  Pietsch, Urs ^a   Lischke, Volker ^b   Pietsch, Christine ^c  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b Abteilung für Anästhesie und Operative Intensivmedizin   (Switzerland)

^c SCHWARZWALD BAAR KLINIKUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ALPINE TUNDRA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HELICOPTER; HELICOPTER MEDICAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MECHANICAL CHEST COMPRESSOR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; RESUSCITATION; SWITZERLAND; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; LEARNING; MANIKIN; MOUNTAINEERING;

AIR AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHEST WALL OSCILLATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LEARNING; MANIKINS; MOUNTAINEERING;

EID: 84913526476     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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