The automated external defibrillator

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 896-899

  Rho, Robert W ^a   Page, Richard L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Automated external defibrillator; Cardiac resuscitation; Defibrillation; Sudden cardiac death; Sudden death; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; AWARENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SAFETY; SURVIVAL;

DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GUIDELINES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447617363     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00822.x     Document Type: Article

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