Evaluation of the use of automatic external defibrillation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Hong Kong

Resuscitation

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 113-119

  Lui, J C Z ^a  

^a Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Automatic external defibrillator (AED); Cardiac arrest; Out of hospital CPR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033158077     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(99)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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