Usefulness of self-administration of intramuscular lidocaine in the prehospital setting for ventricular tachyarrhythmias unassociated with acute myocardial infarction (The 'SHAHAL' experience in Israel)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 611-614

  Roth, Arie ^a   Malov, Naomi ^a   Bloch, Yoram ^a   Schlesinger, Zwi ^a   Laniado, Shlomo ^a   Kaplinski, Elieser ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; LIDOPEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG ABSORPTION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SELF MEDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULANCES; ANGINA PECTORIS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTENSIVE CARE; ISRAEL; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SAFETY; SELF ADMINISTRATION; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 0030901203     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00825-9     Document Type: Article

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