Transthoracic Incremental Monophasic Versus Biphasic Defibrillation by Emergency Responders (TIMBER): A randomized comparison of monophasic with biphasic waveform ascending energy defibrillation for the resuscitation of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation

Circulation

Volumn 114, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2010-2018

  Kudenchuk, Peter J ^a,b   Cobb, Leonard A ^a   Copass, Michael K ^a   Olsufka, Michele ^a   Maynard, Charles ^a   Nichol, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Defibrillation; Heart arrest

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; SINUS RHYTHM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33750808252     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.636506     Document Type: Article

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