Accurate recognition and effective treatment of ventricular fibrillation by automated external defibrillators in adolescents

Pediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 3 I, 1998, Pages 393-397

  Atkins, Dianne L ^a   Hartley, Lori L ^b   York, Douglas K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Automatic external defibrillator; Cardiac arrest; Child; Defibrillation; Resuscitation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031950605     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.101.3.393     Document Type: Article

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