Description of Abnormal Breathing Is Associated With Improved Outcomes and Delayed Telephone Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Instructions

Background-Emergency 9-1-1 callers use a wide range of terms to describe abnormal breathing in persons with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). These breathing descriptors can obstruct the telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) process. Methods and Results-We conducted an observational stu...

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Main Authors: Fukushima, Hidetada, Panczyk, Micah, Hu, Chengcheng, Dameff, Christian, Chikani, Vatsal, Vadeboncoeur, Tyler, Spaite, Daniel W., Bobrow, Bentley J.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Coll Med, Arizona Emergency Med Res Ctr
Language:en
Published: WILEY 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626000
http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/626000