Successful defibrillation of a dental patient in cardiac arrest

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 176-177

  Chapman, P J ^a   Penkeyman, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Successful defibrillation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DENTAL CARE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; RESUSCITATION;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0036617614     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2002.tb00325.x     Document Type: Article

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