Resuscitation

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 673-680

  Vincent, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; OXYGEN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VASOPRESSIN;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASYSTOLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PROTECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; INTUBATION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHOCK; TRAINING; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0038824099     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.6.673     Document Type: Review

References (27)

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