Ventricular fibrillation following butane gas inhalation

Resuscitation

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-45

  Williams, D R ^a   Cole, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butane gas inhalation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

BUTANE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GAS POISONING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INHALATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; BUTANES; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0032052818     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(98)00030-6     Document Type: Article

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