Inconsistencies in new Advanced Life Support guidelines: The sequence of drug and shock delivery

Resuscitation

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 496-497

  Meertens, John H J M ^a   Monteban Kooistra, Wilma E ^a   Veldhuis, Carla A ^a   Ligtenberg, Jack J M ^a   Zijlstra, Jan G ^a   Tulleken, Jaap E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE;

CIRCULATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SURVIVAL;

ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT; ANIMALS; EUROPE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33847253041     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.10.007     Document Type: Letter

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