Machine and operator performance analysis of automated external defibrillator utilization

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 476-481

  Ko, Patrick Chow In ^a,b   Lin, Chih Hao ^a   Lu, Tsung Chien ^a   Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^a,b,c   Chen, Wen Jone ^a   Lin, Fang Yue ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei City Fire Department   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Defibrillators; Emergency medical services; Heart arrest; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; RESUSCITATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART ARREST; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 24944561131     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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