266
Views
36
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Focus On Cardiac Arrest

Field Termination of Resuscitation: Analysis of a Newly Implemented Protocol

, MD, , MD & , MD
Pages 57-61 | Received 06 Mar 2007, Accepted 08 Jun 2007, Published online: 26 Aug 2009

References

  • Isenberg D L, Bissell R. Does advanced life support provide benefits to patients?: A literature review. Prehospital Disaster Med 2005; 20(4)265–70
  • Stiell I G, Wells G A, Field B, et al. Advanced cardiac life support in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med 2004; 351(7)647–56
  • Eckstein M, Chan L, Schneir A, Palmer R. Effect of prehospital advanced life support on outcomes of major trauma patients. J Trauma 2000; 48(4)643–8
  • Liberman M, Mulder D, Sampalis J. Advanced or basic life support for trauma: meta-analysis andcritical review of the literature. J Trauma 2000; 49(4)584–99
  • Cayten C G, Murphy J G, Stahl W M. Basic life support versus advanced life support for injured patients with an injury severity score of 10 or more. J Trauma 1993; 35(3)460–6, discussion 466–467
  • Pitetti R, Glustein J Z, Bhende M S. Prehospital care andoutcome of pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Prehosp Emerg Care 2002; 6(3)283–90
  • Bailey E D, Wydro G C, Cone D C. Termination of resuscitation in the prehospital setting for adult patients suffering nontraumatic cardiac arrest. National Association of EMS Physicians Standards andClinical Practice Committee. Prehosp Emerg Care 2000; 4(2)190–5
  • Hopson L R, Hirsh E, Delgado J, Domeier R M, McSwain N E, Jr, Krohmer J. Guidelines for withholding or termination of resuscitation in prehospital traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest: a joint position paper from the National Association of EMS Physicians Standards andClinical Practice Committee andthe American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Prehosp Emerg Care 2003; 7(1)141–6
  • Cone D C, Bailey E D, Spackman A B. The safety of a field termination-of-resuscitation protocol. Prehosp Emerg Care 2005; 9(3)276–81
  • de Vos R, Oosterom L, Koster R W, de Haan R J. Decisions to terminate resuscitation. Resuscitation Committee. Resuscitation 1998; 39(1–2)7–13
  • Eckstein M, Stratton S J, Chan L S. Termination of resuscitative efforts for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests. Acad Emerg Med 2005; 12(1)65–70
  • Marco C A, Schears R M. Prehospital resuscitation practices: a survey of prehospital providers. J Emerg Med 2003; 24(1)101–6

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.