American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 922-927, October 2010

Does sex influence the allocation of life support level by dispatchers in acute chest pain?

  • Martin Gellerstedt, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Trollhättan/Uddevalla, Box 795, SE-451 26 Uddevalla, Sweden
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  • Angela Bång, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Prehospital Research Centre of Western Sweden, University College of Borås, SE- 501 90 Borås, Sweden
  • ,
  • Emma Andréasson, MSc

      Affiliations

    • University of Trollhättan/Uddevalla, Box 795, SE-451 26 Uddevalla, Sweden
  • ,
  • Anna Johansson, MSc

      Affiliations

    • University of Trollhättan/Uddevalla, Box 795, SE-451 26 Uddevalla, Sweden
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  • Johan Herlitz, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Prehospital Research Centre of Western Sweden, University College of Borås, SE- 501 90 Borås, Sweden
    • The Prehospital Research Centre of Western Sweden, Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE- 413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. The Prehospital Research Centre of Western Sweden, Institute of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. Tel.: +46 31 342 1000.

Received 5 May 2009; accepted 12 May 2009. published online 10 March 2010.

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 This study was supported by grants from The Laerdal Foundation in Norway.

PII: S0735-6757(09)00273-3

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2009.05.009

American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 28, Issue 8 , Pages 922-927, October 2010