Cardiopulmonary resuscitation of a near-drowned child with a combination of epinephrine and vasopressin

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 486-488

  Lienhart, Hannes G ^a   John, Wolfgang ^b   Wenzel, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Rosenheim Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest therapy; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Hypothermia; Near drowning; Vasopressin; Vasopressors

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; VASOPRESSIN;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA;

EID: 22144433364     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000163673.40424.E7     Document Type: Article

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