The survival benefit of dual dispatch of EMS and fire-fighters in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest may differ depending on population density - A prospective cohort study

Resuscitation

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 143-149

  Nordberg, Per ^a   Jonsson, Martin ^a   Forsberg, Sune ^a   Ringh, Mattias ^a   Fredman, David ^a   Riva, Gabriel ^a   Hasselqvist Ax, Ingela ^a   Hollenberg, Jacob ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Dual dispatch; Out of hospital cardiac arrest; Population density

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL DISPATCH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSE TIME; RURAL POPULATION; SUBURBAN POPULATION; SURVIVAL; URBAN POPULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SWEDEN;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HISTORICALLY CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMANS; MALE; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; POPULATION DENSITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84927727562     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.02.036     Document Type: Article

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