Early semiautomatic defibrillation: The Italian legislative framework and its medical-legal implications;La defibrillazione semiautomatica precoce: Inquadramento legislativo italiano e risvolti medico-legali

Italian Heart Journal Supplement

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 785-793

  Fontana, Alessandro ^a   Zancaner, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic external defibrillator; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Chain of survival; Early defibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATOR; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; RESUSCITATION; SAFETY; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALGORITHMS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; DEFIBRILLATORS; HUMANS; ITALY; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16644375912     PISSN: 15903796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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