Adherence to guidelines when positioning the defibrillation electrodes

Resuscitation

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-147

  Nurmi, Jouni ^a   Rosenberg, Per ^a   Castrén, Maaret ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Defibrillation; El ctrodos de desfibrilha o; Electrodes; Electrodos de desfibrilaci n; Fibrilaci n ventricular; Fibrilha o ventricular; Guidelines; L nea medio axilar; Linha axilar m dia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTRODE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MICROELECTRODE; POSITION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRODES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FINLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROBABILITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2342561075     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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