The combined use of mechanical CPR and a carry sheet to maintain quality resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients during extrication and transport

Resuscitation

Volumn 93, Issue , 2015, Pages 102-106

  Lyon, Richard M ^a   Crawford, Anna ^a   Crookston, Colin ^a   Short, Steven ^a   Clegg, Gareth R ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Emergency medical services; Mechanical chest compression; Resuscitation; Transport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXTRICATION SHEET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; VIDEORECORDING; AMBULANCE; DEVICES; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TIME; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AMBULANCES; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84937426497     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.05.030     Document Type: Article

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