Automated external defibrillators in Washington State high schools

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 301-305

  Rothmier, Justin D ^a   Drezner, Jonathan A ^a   Harmon, Kimberly G ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; BASKETBALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FUNDING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARREST; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SHOCK; SUDDEN DEATH; TEACHER; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFIBRILLATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SPORTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WASHINGTON;

EID: 34247887335     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.032979     Document Type: Article

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