Out-of-hospital early defibrillation seccessfully challenges sudden cardiac arrest: The Piacenza Progetto Vita project

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 721-725

  Capucci, Alessandro ^a   Aschieri, Daniela ^a   Piepoli, Massimo F ^a  

^a GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Defibrillation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART ARREST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ITALY; OUTPATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTEER;

ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; SURVIVAL RATE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 0036949232     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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