Ambient oxygen concentrations during cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 634-637

  Robertshaw, H ^a   McAnulty, G ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart, resuscitation; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; AXILLA; COMBUSTION; DEFIBRILLATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FACE MASK; MOUTH; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; RESUSCITATION; RISK; SAMPLING; SIMULATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FIRES; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MANIKINS; MASKS; OXYGEN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031858718     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1998.410-az0512.x     Document Type: Article

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