Mathematical determination of external defibrillators needed at mass gatherings

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 292-297

  Crocco, Todd J ^a   Sayre, Michael R ^b   Liu, Tiepu ^b   Davis, Stephen M ^a   Cannon, Christopher ^a   Potluri, Jagadish ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac arrest; defibrillation; emergency medical services; mass gathering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TIME;

ADULT; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC FACILITIES; SPORTS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 3042843612     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prehos.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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