A public access defibrillation programme in non-inpatient hospital areas

Resuscitation

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-411

  Friedman, Franklin D ^a   Dowler, Karen ^b   Link, Mark S ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic external defibrillator (AED); Cardiac arrest; Defibrillation; Emergency treatment; Resuscitation; Return of spontaneous circulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; DEFIBRILLATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH;

BOSTON; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEART ARREST; HOSPITALS; HUMANS;

EID: 33646871353     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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