A description of echocardiography in life support use during cardiac arrest in an Emergency Department before and after a training programme

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 426-429

  Preston, Hannah M ^a   Collins, Adam S T ^a   Reed, Matthew J ^a,b   Connolly, Jim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Echo in life support; Emergency Department

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; RETURN OF SPONTANEOUS CIRCULATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DEVICES; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84947048189     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0000000000000231     Document Type: Article

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