"I'm clear, you're clear, everybody's clear": A tradition no longer necessary for defibrillation?

Circulation

Volumn 117, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2435-2436

  Kerber, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Cardioversion; Defibrillation; Editorials

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRODE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESUSCITATION;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTRIC INJURIES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 43449133022     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.773721     Document Type: Editorial

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