Influence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to defibrillation in patients with out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation

JAMA

Volumn 281, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1182-1188

  Cobb, Leonard A ^a,b   Fahrenbruch, Carol E ^a   Walsh, Thomas R ^c   Copass, Michael K ^a   Olsufka, Michele ^a   Breskin, Maryann ^a   Hallstrom, Alfred P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Seattle Fire Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033531690     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.281.13.1182     Document Type: Article

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