Reconfirmation algorithms should be the standard of care in automated external defibrillators

Resuscitation

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 409-415

  Faddy, Steven C ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator (AED); Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Defibrillation; Out of hospital CPR; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia (VT)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARREST; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

ALGORITHMS; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33344457840     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.07.016     Document Type: Article

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