Time to first shock by emergency medical technicians with automated external defibrillators

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 373-377

  Brillhart, Aaron M ^a,b   Rea, Thomas D ^a,b   Becker, Linda ^a,b   Eisenberg, Mickey S ^a,b   Murray, John A ^a,b  

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

^b Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Emergency medical technician; Heart arrest; Prehospital care; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0036792763     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120290937950     Document Type: Article

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