Ventricular fibrillation in the patient with blunt trauma: Not always exsanguination

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 345-347

  Cotter, Gad ^a   Moshkovitz, Yaron ^b   Barash, Paul ^d   Baum, Arik ^c   Faibel, Hedi ^a   Segal, Eran ^b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0029741074     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199608000-00026     Document Type: Article

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