European heart journal
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European heart journal · Apr 1999
Comparative StudyInfluence of ambulance crew's length of experience on the outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
To investigate whether an ambulance crew's length of experience affected the outcome of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. ⋯ Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest varies with the type of ambulance crew and length of experience after qualification. Experience in the field seems important as paramedics achieve better survival rates after just 1 year's experience, while technicians need to have more than 4 years' experience to improve survival.