Type of arrhythmia at EMS arrival on scene in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in relation to interval from collapse and whether a bystander initiated CPR

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Herlitz, Johan ^a   Ekström, Lars ^a   Wennerblom, Bertil ^a   Axelsson, Åsa ^a   Bång, Angela ^a   Holmberg, Stig ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; bystander cardiac arrest; CPR; delay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLLAPSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0029982058     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90116-3     Document Type: Article

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