Hazards of performing chest compressions in collapsed patients with internal cardioverter defibrillators

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 379-380

  Clements, Paul A D ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MASSAGE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; RHYTHM; SHOCK; SURGICAL GLOVE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0038637362     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.4.379     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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