Comparison of five different defibrillators using recommended energy protocols

Resuscitation

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 500-507

  Zelinka, M ^a   Buic D ^a   Zelinka, I ^b  

^a ZD Ljubljana   (Slovenia)

^b IDS Doo   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Biphasic waveform shock; Defibrillation; Defibrillation energies; Impedance

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; IMPEDANCE; MEASUREMENT; OSCILLOSCOPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAVEFORM;

DEFIBRILLATORS; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; THORACIC WALL;

EID: 34547418492     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.01.021     Document Type: Article

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