Approaches to modern management of cardiac arrest

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 397-401

  Adgey, A A J ^a   Johnston, P W ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BICARBONATE; BUFFER; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0031657570     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.4.397     Document Type: Review

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