Anomalous ECG downloads from semi-automatic external defibrillators

Resuscitation

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-125

  Calle, Paul A ^a   Vanhaute, Omer ^a   Ranhoff, Jo Fredrik ^b   Buylaert, Walter A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Laerdal Medical AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

ECG; Semi automatic external defibrillators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION, COMPUTERS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; PRINTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

AGED; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MALE;

EID: 0031783048     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(98)00094-X     Document Type: Article

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