Effect of application of force to self-adhesive defibrillator pads on transthoracic electrical impedance and countershock success

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-133

  Persse, D E ^a   Dzwonczyk, R ^a   Brown, C G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FORCE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; IMPEDANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWINE;

EID: 0032772601     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70220-9     Document Type: Article

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