Automatic external defibrillators: Importance of field testing to evaluate performance

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1987, Pages 1259-1264

  Weaver, W Douglas ^a   Hill, Deborah L ^a   Fahrenbruch, Carol ^a   Cobb, Leonard A ^a   Copass, Michael K ^a   Hallstrom, Alfred P ^a   Martin, Jenny ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAMEDICAL SERVICE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0023500129     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(87)80128-6     Document Type: Article

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