Automatic external defibrillators for prevention of out-of-hospital sudden death: Effectiveness of the automatic external defibrillator

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Myerburg, Robert J ^a   Velez, Mauricio ^a   Rosenberg, Donald G ^a   Fenster, Jeffrey ^a   Castellanos, Agustin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Defibrillation; Sudden cardiac death; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REDUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0141836033     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.14.s9.4.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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