Agonal respirations during cardiac arrest

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 188-191

  Rea, Thomas D ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonal respiration; Cardiac arrest; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Dispatcher; Heart arrest

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED VENTILATION; BRAIN STEM; CIRCULATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; RESPIRATION CENTER; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; TISSUE OXYGENATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20644467774     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccx.0000162095.08148.64     Document Type: Review

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