Comparative assessment of shockable ECG rhythm detection algorithms in automated external defibrillators

Resuscitation

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 217-225

  Clifford, A C ^a  

^a Inst for Biomed Equip Eval Serv   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator; Shock advisory defibrillator; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASYSTOLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0030272483     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9572(96)00973-2     Document Type: Article

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