Emergency dispatch process and patient outcome in bystander-witnessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with a shockable rhythm

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 266-272

  Hiltunen, Pamela V C ^a   Silfvast, Tom O ^b   Helena Jantti, T ^a   Kuisma, Markku J ^b   Kurola, Jouni O ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dispatch; Emergency medical dispatcher; Emergency medical service; Out of hospital cardiac arrest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINLAND; HEART RHYTHM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPONSE TIME; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TELECONSULTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PROCEDURES; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84942988538     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000151     Document Type: Article

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