Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 8 , Pages 938-942 , August 2010

Incidence of re-arrest and critical events during prolonged transport of post-cardiac arrest patients

  • A. Hartke

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, United States
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  • B.E. Mumma

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine, United States
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  • J.C. Rittenberger

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, Iroquois Building, Suite 400A, 3600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, United States. Tel.: +1 412 647 9489; fax: +1 412 647 6999.
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  • C.W. Callaway

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, United States
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  • F.X. Guyette

      Affiliations

    • University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, United States

Received 19 November 2009 ,Revised 30 March 2010 ,Accepted 13 April 2010.

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☆ A Spanish translated version of the summary of this article appears as Appendix in the final online version at doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.04.012.

☆☆ Presented at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium, November 14, 2009 in Orlando, Florida.

★ Presented at the National Association of EMS Physicians Meeting, January 2010 in Phoenix, AZ.

PII: S0300-9572(10)00239-X

doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2010.04.012

Resuscitation
Volume 81, Issue 8 , Pages 938-942 , August 2010

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