The use of AEDs by police officers in the City of London

Resuscitation

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-146

  Granry, J C ^a   Le Rolle, T ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator (AED); Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency medical services; First responder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POLICE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0034852131     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(01)00343-4     Document Type: Article

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